TOOLKIT ON UTILIZING A COMMUNITY HIGH-RISK TEAM AND LETHALITY ASSESSMENT TO ADDRESS INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW
The “Toolkit on Utilizing a Community High-Risk Team and Lethality Assessment to Address Intimate Partner Violence” is designed to guide local community partners through the development and implementation of high-risk teams utilizing lethality assessment protocols to enhance the criminal justice response to high-risk offenders and to increase support and safety for victims of intimate partner violence.
HIGH-RISK TEAM FRAMEWORK
High-Risk Team (HRT) is not a strict formula to be followed, but rather a framework that is customized to the specific needs of a community.
ESTABLISH HIGH-RISK TEAM
Formation of the High-Risk Team (HRT) requires an integrated interagency approach to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) throughout the criminal justice system, which begins by identifying potential members.
DEVELOP HIGH-RISK TEAM PROTOCOLS
A High-Risk Team (HRT) is not a strict formula to be followed, but rather a framework that is customized to the specific needs of a community and the applicable laws and policies within each jurisdiction.
HIGH-RISK TEAM TRAINING
Membership requires training on the High-Risk Team (HRT) framework and the selected lethality assessment tool.
PROCEDURES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS UTILIZING THE LETHALITY ASSESSMENT TOOL
There are four primary components involved in the utilization of a lethality assessment tool.
EVALUATING AND SUSTAINING THE HIGH-RISK TEAM
Evaluation is an essential element in measuring the effectiveness and impact of the High-Risk Team (HRT) and lethality assessment processes and identifying any gaps in the criminal justice system or its responses to victims and offenders.
This project was supported by Grant No. 2015-WE-AX-0004 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice to the Kansas Office of the Governor. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women or the Kansas Office of the Governor.
Kansas ICJR Project Toolkit 