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Sample Policies, Procedures and Protocols
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Creating an Effective Stalking Protocol (PDF)
Focuses on ways to enhance police responses to stalking, focusing on collaborative community partnerships and protocols. From the National Center for Victims of Crime. April 2002. 118 pages.
Model Domestic Violence Policy for Counties (Word document)
From New York State OPDV. This model domestic violence policy is offered as a tool providing additional guidance to county communities in their efforts to strengthen responses to domestic violence. Includes sections on: Definitions, Problem Statement, Purpose and Policy Statement, Guiding Principles, Employers, Criminal Justice, Legal, and Judicial Systems, Health Care System, Substance Abuse Treatment System, Child Welfare System, Mental Health System, Primary, Secondary, and Post-Secondary Education Systems. January 1998. 92 pages.
Model Code On Domestic and Family Violence
From the American Bar Association. The Model Code on Domestic and Family Violence was completed in 1994 and represents the state of the art in domestic violence legislation and policy in the United States. It is not a uniform code, rather it is designed to be adapted to individual states.
