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Family Violence Publications

Policy

  • Harassment: a Handbook for Police and Crown Prosecutors, 2nd Edition (March 2004)
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    Guidelines for police, Crown prosecutors and other criminal justice personnel. The guidelines cover the investigation, charging and prosecution of criminal harassment cases – usually called "stalking." A previous version of these guidelines was published in December 1999.

  • Family Violence Initiative: Year Five Report (2004)
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    The Family Violence Initiative: Year Five Report is a summary of the most notable accomplishments achieved by the Government of Canada during the first five years of the current Family Violence Initiative (1997-2002). It provides information from case studies, departmental performance reports and reviews, as well as evaluation studies. In addition, the Report outlines priorities for future activities under the Family Violence Initiative.

  • Spousal Abuse Policies and Legislation: Final Report of the Ad Hoc Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group Reviewing Spousal Abuse Policies and Legislation (April 2003)
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    This working group reviewed and reported on:

    1. mandatory charging and prosecutorial policies in Canada
    2. proposed criminal law reforms
    3. innovative structures and models to address family violence
    4. availability of support programs for victims and their children

  • Custody, Access and Child Support in Canada - Putting Children's Interests First (Consultation paper and report) (2001)
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    In Canada, family law is an area of joint federal, provincial and territorial responsibility. In April 2001, federal, provincial and territorial governments conducted a consultation process to give Canadians the opportunity to share their views with governments on custody, access and child support issues. Amongst other issues, this process considered the impact that past or present family violence should have in determining the roles and responsibilities of parents at their time of separation or divorce.

  • Second Federal/Provincial/Territorial Forum on Spousal Abuse Cases (March 2001)
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    Summary of presentations at this forum. Senior officials from policing, prosecutions, victims' services, corrections services and policy sectors across Canada identified new and emerging issues and trends. They also exchanged information about best practices in investigating, charging and prosecuting spousal assault cases and implementing measures to protect victims.

Public legal education and information

Overview Papers

Series of documents that contain introductory information and statistics on the following topics in Canada :

Family Violence gives a broad overview of the topic of family violence. The other five papers give more detailed information on specific areas of family violence:

Booklets / Brochures

Reports

  • Inventory of Spousal Violence Risk Assessment Tools Used in Canada (2009)
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    This report identifies spousal violence risk assessment tools currently being used by criminal justice personnel (e.g. police, corrections, probation officers) in Canada. It includes a summary of spousal violence risk assessment tools, investigative checklists, case management tools and protocols organized by the province or territory where they are in use.

  • Making appropriate parenting arrangements in family violence cases: applying the literature to identify promising practices (2006)
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    This document contains a review of the literature on family violence and post-separation parenting arrangements in cases involving family violence. A model for best practices is outlined for parenting arrangements where violence is a factor.

  • Family Violence and the Deaf – Legal Education and Information Issues: A National Needs Assessment (Sept 2000)
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    This project reviews the basic needs of the deaf community in the area of family violence. It looks at information gathered from stakeholders in the field of deafness and from several Public Legal Education and Information (PLEI) centres in various regions of Canada. The focus is on those people who use sign language as their primary mode of communication.

  • Making Family Violence Law Information Available to People in Rural Areas: An Inventory of Promising Practices (March 2002)
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    This document contains an inventory of strategies and methods used by public legal education and information (PLEI) organizations and others in sharing family violence law information with people living in rural areas. The inventory categorizes the various methods and makes recommendations on most promising practices. Ultimately, this inventory will be used as a blueprint for agencies that deliver family violence information in rural areas.

Research

Project funding

Inventories of funded projects in the area of family violence:

Evaluation

  • Lessons Learned from Projects Funded Through the Family Violence Initiative 1998/99 to 2002/03
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    This study takes a retrospective look at a selection of projects that received funding through the Department of Justice Canada (DOJ) interdepartmental Family Violence Initiative (FVI). Between 1998/99 and 2002/03, the DOJ component of the FVI funded approximately 70 projects that addressed a range of family violence issues from a variety of perspectives.

  • Project Managers' Guide to Performance Measurement and Evaluation, Family Violence Initiative
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    This guide provides an overview of the performance measurement and evaluation requirements for the Family Violence Initiative. It also contains practical information about how to plan, conduct, monitor and report performance and evaluation information.

Date Modified: 2013-02-28

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