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040 _aAFVC
100 _aSaunders, Daniel G.
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245 _aFactors associated with child custody evaluators’ recommendations in cases of intimate partner violence.
_cDaniel G. Saunders, Richard M. Tolman, Kathleen C. Faller
260 _c2013
500 _aJournal of Family Psychology, 2013, 27(3): 473-483
520 _aAlthough child custody evaluations can lead to unsafe outcomes in cases of intimate partner violence (IPV), little is known about factors associated with evaluators' recommendations. In this study of 465 child custody evaluators, we investigated the association between evaluators' beliefs, background, and knowledge and their custody and visitation recommendations in cases involving IPV. We hypothesized that evaluators' belief in false allegations by the mother and their recommendations that perpetrators have custody or unsupervised visits would be positively associated with (a) being a male evaluator, (b) patriarchal norms, (c) not knowing a survivor of IPV, and (d) less knowledge of IPV. In addition, we hypothesized that evaluators' belief in false allegations by mothers would be related to their recommendation that perpetrators have custody or unsupervised visits. Results supported most of the hypothesized relationships. Multivariate analysis revealed that belief variables explained more of the variance in custody-visitation outcomes than demographic and knowledge variables. Implications of the findings for IPV training, evaluator selection, and evaluation guidelines are provided. (Authors' abstract). Record #4639
650 _aCHILDREN OF DIVORCED PARENTS
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650 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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650 _aFAMILY LAW
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650 _aJUSTICE
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650 _aSEPARATION
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650 _aSUPERVISED CONTACT
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650 4 _aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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650 4 _aCONTACT (ACCESS)
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651 4 _aUNITED STATES
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700 _aTolman, Richard M.
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700 _aFaller, Kathleen C.
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773 0 _tJournal of Family Psychology, 2013, 27(3): 473-483
830 _aJournal of Family Psychology
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856 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0032164
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