Evaluation of the Office on Violence Against Women's Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstrative Initiative
| Status: | Enrolling by invitation |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 1/19/2018 |
| Start Date: | January 2014 |
| End Date: | December 2018 |
Evaluation of the Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Initiative
In collaboration with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Office for Violence
Against Women (OVW) the Yale University team will evaluate the implementation process and
impact of the U.S. Department of Justice's Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention
Demonstration Initiative. This evaluation seeks to draw critical findings and potential
lessons from the combined experience of the sites including: 1) how the models work in
different communities; 2) the barriers and facilitators to implementing the models; and 3)
outcomes of the model delivery. The evaluation team will also disseminate the findings with
the goal of informing replication.
Against Women (OVW) the Yale University team will evaluate the implementation process and
impact of the U.S. Department of Justice's Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention
Demonstration Initiative. This evaluation seeks to draw critical findings and potential
lessons from the combined experience of the sites including: 1) how the models work in
different communities; 2) the barriers and facilitators to implementing the models; and 3)
outcomes of the model delivery. The evaluation team will also disseminate the findings with
the goal of informing replication.
Process Evaluation: The process evaluation will assess: 1) the training and technical
assistance provided to sites; 2) the implementation of the models in the communities; and 3)
characteristics of the service delivery systems.
Technical Assistance Providers will document the training and technical assistance (TTA) they
provide to the sites.
Sites will be asked to identify key stakeholders to participate in interviews before the
implementation begins and then two additional times during the demonstration phase. Key
informant interviews will assess: recipient's perception of the training and technical
assistance; model fidelity; model implementation (including model penetration, barriers and
facilitators to implementation); and, perceptions of model impact. In addition to key
informant interviews administrative data will be gathered to assess aspects of model
implementation and systematic observations of law enforcement initiated screens will be
conducted by a member of the evaluation team who will join patrol officers for "ride-alongs".
Impact Evaluation: The impact evaluation will assess changes in: 1) collaboration among
service sectors; 2) supervision and sanctions for offenders; 3) recidivism and
re-victimization; 4) victim reported feelings of safety; 5) utilization of resources; and 6)
nature of safety planning.
System Collaboration will be assessed through a web-based survey completed at three time
points by key stakeholders representing all potential partners in the community. Social
network analysis will provide a visual depiction of how the network changes over time.
Victim Interviews will be conducted to determine the impact of involvement in the model
program on their safety and wellbeing. Victims will be interviewed at three time points and
will be asked about: prior and recent contact with law enforcement, domestic violence service
providers or other providers; awareness of resources to address IPV; their safety and fear of
their partner; coping strategies utilized; social support; financial resources; willingness
to utilize criminal justice system and domestic violence service providers; both their and
offenders behavior, beliefs and attitudes; self-reported mental health and substance abuse;
their report of offenders substance abuse; and demographic information.
Administrative Data will be utilized to examine the breadth of the model implementation; the
impact of the model programs on criminal justice processes; and whether there is a connection
between the extent of post-risk assessment sanctions and services and the pattern of newly
recorded incidents between the victim and offender. The evaluation will compare processing
and outcomes across cases that are in many ways similar except that some cases were
determined to be high risk and a risk assessment was completed and others where a risk
assessment was not conducted. To facilitate these comparisons, the evaluation team will build
a comprehensive database that will depict the "life-history" of each victim and offender
dyad.
assistance provided to sites; 2) the implementation of the models in the communities; and 3)
characteristics of the service delivery systems.
Technical Assistance Providers will document the training and technical assistance (TTA) they
provide to the sites.
Sites will be asked to identify key stakeholders to participate in interviews before the
implementation begins and then two additional times during the demonstration phase. Key
informant interviews will assess: recipient's perception of the training and technical
assistance; model fidelity; model implementation (including model penetration, barriers and
facilitators to implementation); and, perceptions of model impact. In addition to key
informant interviews administrative data will be gathered to assess aspects of model
implementation and systematic observations of law enforcement initiated screens will be
conducted by a member of the evaluation team who will join patrol officers for "ride-alongs".
Impact Evaluation: The impact evaluation will assess changes in: 1) collaboration among
service sectors; 2) supervision and sanctions for offenders; 3) recidivism and
re-victimization; 4) victim reported feelings of safety; 5) utilization of resources; and 6)
nature of safety planning.
System Collaboration will be assessed through a web-based survey completed at three time
points by key stakeholders representing all potential partners in the community. Social
network analysis will provide a visual depiction of how the network changes over time.
Victim Interviews will be conducted to determine the impact of involvement in the model
program on their safety and wellbeing. Victims will be interviewed at three time points and
will be asked about: prior and recent contact with law enforcement, domestic violence service
providers or other providers; awareness of resources to address IPV; their safety and fear of
their partner; coping strategies utilized; social support; financial resources; willingness
to utilize criminal justice system and domestic violence service providers; both their and
offenders behavior, beliefs and attitudes; self-reported mental health and substance abuse;
their report of offenders substance abuse; and demographic information.
Administrative Data will be utilized to examine the breadth of the model implementation; the
impact of the model programs on criminal justice processes; and whether there is a connection
between the extent of post-risk assessment sanctions and services and the pattern of newly
recorded incidents between the victim and offender. The evaluation will compare processing
and outcomes across cases that are in many ways similar except that some cases were
determined to be high risk and a risk assessment was completed and others where a risk
assessment was not conducted. To facilitate these comparisons, the evaluation team will build
a comprehensive database that will depict the "life-history" of each victim and offender
dyad.
The demonstration sites are:
Contra Costa County, CA Pitt County, NC Cuyahoga County, OH Winnebago County, IL Miami/Dade
County, FL Battle Creek, MI
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