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“Why aren't we screening?” A survey examining domestic violence screening procedures and training protocol in community mediation centers
Author(s) -
Clemants Elizabeth,
Gross Alan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.182
Subject(s) - mediation , mandate , domestic violence , psychology , medicine , human factors and ergonomics , political science , poison control , medical emergency , law
Abstract This article analyzes survey data from ninety‐four North American community mediation centers regarding their policies and practices for identifying and managing cases that include a history of domestic violence. We report the rate at which community mediation centers formally screen for cases with a history of domestic violence and the extent to which they mandate domestic violence training for their staff and mediators. We also examine the differences in screening and training related to the differences among the centers' policies for accepting cases with a history of domestic violence.