OverviewThe Judicial Oversight Demonstration
InitiativeU.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice
Programs, Violence Against Women OfficeNational Institute of JusticeVera Institute of JusticeUrban Institute
Publication Date:
September 2002
Overview
The Judicial Oversight Demonstration (JOD) Initiative
tests the idea that a coordinated community response to
domestic violence that ensures a focused judicial response
and a systematic criminal justice response can improve victim
safety and service provision, as well as increase offender
accountability. During fiscal year 1999, three demonstration
sites were competitively selected to participate in a
five-year demonstration initiative: City of Boston/Dorchester
District Court, MA; Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor, MI; and
Milwaukee County, WI. Since implementation, each
demonstration site has developed multiple governmental and
non-governmental partnerships working to address domestic
violence.
The following materials provide an overview of the project
and a summary of each demonstration site:
•
Overview (http://www.vaw.umn.edu/documents/1jod/factsheet_rev_060502.pdf)
•
City of
Boston/Dorchester District Court, MA (http://www.vaw.umn.edu/documents/1jod/dorchester.pdf)
•
Washtenaw
County, Ann Arbor, MI (http://www.vaw.umn.edu/documents/1jod/washtenaw.pdf)
•
Milwaukee
County, WI (http://www.vaw.umn.edu/documents/1jod/milwaukee.pdf)
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