Recommendations
Recommendations for Attorneys
Civil and Criminal Law Attorneys are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on best practices in and out of the courtroom, for cases involving children, addressing firearms access by abusers, and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for Court Systems, Judges and Judicial Personnel
Court systems, judges and judicial personnel are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on best practices in and out of the courtroom, in civil and criminal cases, in cases involving domestic violence and children, addressing firearms access by abusers, new responses and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for DFCS and Child Support Services
Employees of the Department of Family and Children Services and Child Support Services are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on best practices on the job and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advocates
Advocates are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on best practices in safety planning and risk assessment, community education and client outreach, client intake, advocacy, legal advocacy, shelter services, children’s programs, and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for Domestic Violence Task Forces
Task forces are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on best practices which encourage task forces to act as a hub for protocol development, conduct outreach and education, develop community-wide training initiatives and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for Employers and Coworkers
Employers and coworkers are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on best practices on the job, with regard to employee assistance programs and benefits, employee safety, and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for Faith Leaders
Communities of faith are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on best practices to incorporate awareness of domestic violence and address safety, and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for Family Violence Intervention Programs
FVIPs are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on addressing engaging in the coordinated community response to domestic violence, FVIP curriculum, addressing co-occurring issues, stalking, firearms access, victims in FVIP and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for Friends and Family
Friends and family members are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on best practices to obtain support and education and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for Law Enforcement Officers
Law Enforcement Officers are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on being a part of a coordinated community response to domestic violence, and best practices in documenting abuse, addressing abuser access to firearms, responding to allegations of stalking and incidents involving mental health, civil orders, protocols and policies, and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for Legislators
Georgia Legislators are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations encourage implementation of best practices under the Gold Dome and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for Mental Health, Medical and Substance Abuse Providers
Mental health, medical and substance abuse providers are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on best practices on the job and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for Probation, Parole and Community Supervision Officers
Probation, Parole and Community Supervision Officers are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on best practices in supervising offenders, victim contact, addressing firearms access and stalking behaviors, and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for Prosecutors
Prosecutors are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on best practices outside of the courtroom, and regarding case assessment, evidence and case outcomes and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for School Personnel and Boards of Education
School personnel and Boards of Education are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on addressing abusive behaviors among students, ensuring school system employees and educated on relationship violence, best practices for School Resource Officers and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.
Recommendations for Victim Witness Advocates
Prosecution-based advocates are uniquely positioned to impact safety for victims and accountability for perpetrators of domestic violence. The recommendations focus on best practices with victim contacts, safety planning and risk assessment, partnering with other advocates, with the prosecution team and how to utilize the Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project Annual Report.