NC Division of Community
Corrections
Domestic Violence Program
House Bill 1354
 Part I: Requires all Domestic Violence offenders to
attend abuser treatment program
 Part II: Requires Criminal Justice and Standards
Division to incorporate DV training into Basic LEO
training.
 Part XI: Provides for a system of indicating on
criminal judgments that an offense involves
domestic violence.
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Impact on DCC
 DCC formed a DV Task Force to include all
agencies, victim advocates, treatment providers,
LEO, and Judicial officials.
 Began work on developing new policy and
protocol.
 Began work on developing a MOU between all
parties
 Increased outreach to victims
 Began developing training for all staff and
specialized training for DV officers
Results
 Updated DCC policy
– Allows officers to supervise offenders at the DV level
even if not court ordered into the DV Program
– Requires officers to notify the Division’s Victim
Advocates of the victim’s contact information so
outreach can begin.
– Requires officers to check for and enforce any active 50
B orders
– Requires officers to conduct one search every 180 days
– Requires officers to meet monthly with treatment staff to
discuss progress of offender
Results Cont.
 MOU
– Defined the roles of DCC, TASC, treatment
providers, and Victim Service Agencies and
local Mental health Agencies
– Required to attend partner staffing sessions to
determine progress, modify case plans, and
make decisions concerning incentives and noncompliance.
– April 2, 2007-All MOU’s were signed and put
into place
Results Cont.
 Victim Notification
– DV cases are flagged for the Victim Advocates
so they can begin outreach
– Once victims are registered they receive notice
of changes to the offenders status
Results Cont.
 Training
– Considering training on CD Rom from APPA that
will be provided to all staff
– Developing a comprehensive training for
specialized DV officers.
Re-entry?
 How does Probation have anything to do
with re-entry?
– Re-entry begins when the offender first enters
the Department of Correction
– Almost all Domestic Violence offenders will exit
supervision from the Department of Correction
– What we do with the offender while we have
him under supervision will impact what he does
after he exits the system
Resources
 Division of Community Corrections Victim
Notification Program
– 1 (866) 719-0108
 NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence
– www.nccadv.org
– 1-888-232-9124
 NC Council for Women
– http://www.doa.state.nc.us/cfw/cfw.htm
– (919) 733-2455