01774nam a2200265Ia 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030035002000071040001000091100003100101245015600132260006500288300004800353536006700401500002100468504005200489520067500541610007501216650004601291650007101337700002601408700002901434710004501463298166OCoLC20191015020342.0000804s2000 vauak bt 000 0 eng d a(OCoLC)44721250 aPUCPR1 aSteketee, Martha W.2Local10aImplementing an integrated domestic violence courtbsystemic change in the District of ColumbiacMartha Wade Steketee, Lynn S. Levey, Susan L. Keilitz. a[Williamsburg, Va.]bNational Center for State Courtsc2000. a1 v. (various pagings)bill., formsc28 cm. aFunded by a grant from the State Justice InstitutecSJI-98-016 a"June 30, 2000." aIncludes bibliographical references (p. A1-A3). aThis study addresses three interrelated components of the District of Columbia's Domestic Violence Project. These components include: a centralized Domestic Violence Intake Center (DVIC), a specialized clerk's Domestic Violence Coordination Unit (DVCU), and Domestic Violence Unit (DVU). Study finding includes an analysis of what 250 intake center clients said about their experiences at intake and the court; case records (interfamily, civil and criminal) for these 250 clients and the respondents in their cases, as well as for another 250 cases filed during the same period; courtroom observations; interviews with numerous professionals working in and with the DVU.10aDistrict of Columbia.bSuperior Court.bDomestic Violence Unit.2Local 0aFamily violencezWashington (D.C.)2Local 0aVictims of family violencexServices forzWashington (D.C.)2Local1 aLevey, Lynn S.2Local1 aKeilitz, Susan L.2Local2 aNational Center for State Courts.2Local