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040 _aAFVC
100 _91374
_aHoltzworth-Munroe, Amy
245 _aIntimate partner violence (IPV) and family dispute resolution :
_ba randomized controlled trial comparing shuttle mediation, videoconferencing mediation, and litigation
_cAmy Holtzworth-Munroe, Connie J. Beck, Amy G. Applegate, Jeannie M. Adams, Fernanda S. Rossi, Lily J. Jiang, Claire S. Tomlinson and Darrell F. Hale
260 _bAmerican Psychological Association,
_c2021
500 _aPsychology, Public Policy, and Law, 2021, 27(1): 45-64
520 _aThis randomized controlled trial, involving parents seeking to resolve their separation- or divorce-related disputes and reporting high levels of intimate partner violence (IPV), compared return-to-court (traditional litigation, n = 67 cases) to 2 mediation approaches designed to protect parent safety (i.e., shuttle, n = 64 cases; videoconferencing, n = 65 cases) at a court-annexed mediation division. We present immediate outcomes, which showed some favorable results for mediation. Both mediation approaches were perceived as safe by mediators, and parents felt safer in mediation than in traditional litigation. Parents in mediation were also more satisfied with the process than parents in traditional litigation. Return-to-court cases took 3 times as long to reach final resolution as mediation cases. Mediators tended to prefer shuttle over videoconferencing, and videoconferencing cases were half as likely to reach agreement as cases in shuttle. Through coding the content of the document that resolved case issues, we found no statistically significant group differences in legal custody, physical custody, or parenting time arrangements, and few differences in the likelihood of the document specifying a variety of arrangements (e.g., how to handle missed parenting time) or including safety provisions (e.g., supervised child exchanges). We conclude that in cases with parents reporting concerning levels of IPV, when both parents are independently willing to mediate, mediation designed with strong safety protocols and carried out in a protected environment by well-trained staff may be an appropriate alternative to court. (Authors' abstract). Record #8187
650 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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650 _aFAMILY COURT
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650 0 _95471
_aFAMILY DISPUTE RESOLUTION
650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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650 _aJUSTICE
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650 _aMEDIATION
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650 _aRANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS
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650 _aTECHNOLOGY
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651 _aINTERNATIONAL
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651 4 _aUNITED STATES
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700 _aBeck, Connie J.
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700 _aApplegate, Amy G.
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700 _aAdams, Jeannie M.
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700 _aRossi, Fernanda S.
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700 _aJiang, Lily J.
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700 _aTomlinson, Claire S.
_910079
700 _aHale, Darrell F.
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773 0 _tPsychology, Public Policy, and Law, 2021, 27(1): 45-64
830 _aPsychology, Public Policy, and Law
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1037/law0000278
_zDOI: 10.1037/law0000278
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