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The Complexity of Battered Women’s Lives

The Complexity of Battered Women’s Lives. Institutional responses to domestic violence can. Mask the complexity of the lives of victims which can Discourage victim participation in criminal cases against their abusers Discourage battered women from seeing the legal system as a resource

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The Complexity of Battered Women’s Lives

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  1. The Complexity of Battered Women’s Lives

  2. Institutional responses to domestic violence can • Mask the complexity of the lives of victims which can • Discourage victim participation in criminal cases against their abusers • Discourage battered women from seeing the legal system as a resource • Discourage battered women from following through with a proceeding which they started • Keep battered women from talking about the abuse

  3. Fragmentation Textually coordinated Use of categories Lived and institutional time Supremacy of institutional mandate Communication without dialogue Discourses organize how workers think & act Imposition of universal citizen Obscuration of institutional failure Diversified power Coercion Individuals separated from communities The 12 Features of Institutions

  4. Fragmentation Complex lives divided into distinct cases Crime Divorce Child Protection Welfare Housing

  5. Fragmentation Each case divided into processing steps Sentencing 911 Call Pre-Trial Police Investigation Arraignment Trial Crime

  6. Each step divided into sub-steps Victim calls 911 Call Get info from caller Look up info on parties/address Assign call to dispatcher Officers respond Provide officers info Notified when officers arrive Communication accessed by patrol supervisor Reproduced and put in case file

  7. Fragmentation (Specialization) Each step and sub-step assigned a specialist Police Investigation 911 Call Trial Arraignment Pre-Trial Sentencing Judge Prosecutor Defense Atty. Probation Officer 911 Operator Judge Prosecutor Defense Atty. Defense Atty. Prosecutor Judge Officer

  8. Fragmentation (decontextualizing) Each event is a separate case

  9. Praxis – Rural Technical Assistance on Violence Against Women

  10. Conditions of Release No Contact Order Arraignment Hearing Pre-Trial/ Hearing Trial Sentencing Monitoring/Probation Jail Arrest Report Non-Arrest Report Arrest No Arrest Squads Investigate 911 Call DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/ ARREST INCIDENT Praxis – Rural Technical Assistance on Violence Against Women

  11. CD Assessment Psych/Mental Health Parenting Education Visitation Individual/Family Therapy DV Classes CP Case Mgmt EPC Hearing Service Plan Emergency Placement Safety Plan Safety Assessment Risk Assessment Court Oversees and Sanctions Plan CHIPS COURT Child Placement Initial Intervention Unit Contacted Child Protection Screening CP Investigation Child Welfare Assessment Child Maltreatment Assessment Law Enforcement Notified CHILD PROTECTION MAP Praxis – Rural Technical Assistance on Violence Against Women

  12. HOUSING MAP Landlord/HRA Notified Warning Given Sheriff Evicts Eviction Hearing Praxis – Rural Technical Assistance on Violence Against Women

  13. ORDER FOR PROTECTION – CIVIL COURT PROCESS Judge Reviews Advocacy Program Files OFP Sheriff Serves Respondent Civil Court Hearing Ex Parte Denied Ex Parte Granted Seeks Shelter OFP Granted OFP Denied OFP Filed Supervised Exchange/Visitation Reliefs Granted Praxis – Rural Technical Assistance on Violence Against Women

  14. CUSTODY MAP Files for Divorce Family Court Hearing Interviews by Evaluator Temporary Custody Custody Hearing Custody Awarded Custody Evaluation Supervised Exchange/Visitation Final Divorce Hearing Child Support Established Praxis – Rural Technical Assistance on Violence Against Women

  15. CD Assessment Psych/Mental Health Parenting Education Visitation Individual/Family Therapy DV Classes CP Case Mgmt EPC Hearing Service Plan Emergency Placement Safety Plan Risk Assessment Safety Assessment Court Oversees and Sanctions Plan Conditions of Release CHIPS COURT Child Placement No Contact Order Arraignment Hearing Pre-Trial/ Hearing Trial Sentencing Monitoring/Probation Initial Intervention Unit Contacted Child Protection Screening Jail CP Investigation Arrest Report Non-Arrest Report Child Welfare Assessment Child Maltreatment Assessment Arrest No Arrest Law Enforcement Notified Judge Reviews Squads Investigate 911 Call Advocacy Program Files OFP Sheriff Serves Respondent Civil Court Hearing Ex Parte Denied Ex Parte Granted Files for Divorce Seeks Shelter Landlord/HRA Notified Family Court Hearing Warning Given Sheriff Evicts OFP Granted OFP Denied Interviews by Evaluator Temporary Custody Eviction Hearing OFP Filed Custody Hearing Custody Awarded Custody Evaluation Supervised Exchange/Visitation Final Divorce Hearing Child Support Established Reliefs Granted Praxis – Rural Technical Assistance on Violence Against Women

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