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040			_aAFVC
100			_aSaunders, Daniel G. _94685
245			_aChild custody evaluators’ beliefs about domestic abuse allegations : _cDaniel G. Saunders, Kathleen C. Faller & Richard M. Tolman _btheir relationship to evaluator demographics, background, domestic violence knowledge and custody-visitation recommendations. Final Technical Report Submitted to the National Institute of Justice.
260			_c2011 _aAnn Arbor, MI : _bUniversity of Michigan, School of Social Work
520			_aHigh rates of domestic violence exist in families referred for child custody evaluations. These evaluations can produce potentially harmful outcomes, including the custody of children being awarded to a violent parent, unsupervised or poorly supervised visitation between violent parents and their children, and mediation sessions that increase danger to domestic violence victims. Past research shows that domestic violence is frequently undetected in custody cases or ignored as a significant factor in custody-visitation determinations. Previous research also indicates that violence—and its harmful effects on victims and children—often continues or increases after separation. Little is known, however, about child custody evaluators’ beliefs, background, knowledge about domestic violence, and other factors that may shape their recommendations1 regarding custody and parent-child visitation arrangements. The purpose of this study was to further our understanding of what child custody evaluators and other professionals believe regarding allegations of domestic abuse made by parents going through a divorce. (from Executive summary). Daniel Saunders and Gabrielle Davis conducted a webinar titled "Custody Evaluation Beliefs and Practices in Cases Involving Intimate Partner Violence: Results and Implications of a National Survey" based on the findings in this report in January 2013. The webinar is available on the Battered Women's Justice Project website - use the second link and scroll down to the required webinar. Record #4640
650		5	_aCHILDREN OF DIVORCED PARENTS _9132
650			_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aFAMILY LAW _9244
650			_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650			_aJUSTICE _9333
650			_aSEPARATION _9522
650		0	_aSUPERVISED CONTACT _94499
650		4	_aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9624
650		4	_aCONTACT (ACCESS) _929
651		4	_aUNITED STATES _92646
700			_aFaller, Kathleen C. _94687
700			_aTolman, Richard M. _93096
856			_uhttps://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/238891.pdf
856			_uhttp://www.bwjp.org/custody_webinar_recordings.aspx _zAccess webinar
942			_2ddc _cREPORT
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