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Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
Clinton Library
DOCUMENT NO.
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
AND TYPE
001. memo
For Lisa Caputo and Maggie Williams from Karen Finney re: days off
05/03/96
b(6)
(1 page)
002. resume
Re: Charles E. Poston (partial) (1 page)
n.d.
b(6)
003. memo
To Interested Parties from Lottie Scackelford re: Women's Activities
03/22/96
Personal Misfile
for Convention '96 (1 page)
004. letter
To Maggie Williams from Donald L. Fowler re: Democratic Party (3
04/09/96
Personal Misfile
pages)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
First Lady's Office
Maggie Williams (Subject Files)
OA/Box Number: 12632
FOLDER TITLE:
Maggie Williams Miscellaneous Il [2]
2013-0359-S
ry1496
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - |44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - 15 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P1 National Security Classified Information |(a)(1) of the PRAJ
b(1) National security classified information |(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRAJ
b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute |(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information |(a)(4) of the PRA]
h(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRAJ
b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy |(a)(6) of the PRA]
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes |(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions |(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
Peray such call N & SCHUSTER R Becky
will
Simon & Schuster Consumer Group
Rebecca Saletan
1230 Avenue of the Americas
Senior Editor
New York, NY 10020
Division
212-698-7061
Fax: 212-698-7453
29 April 1996
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Maggie Williams
The White House
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Dear Maggie,
be travelling W Predent
Ellen Shapiro, who handles our academic marketing, got a call last week from someone
at the National Education Association asking whether Mrs. Clinton would be interested
in doing a speech/book event at their convention. This sounds to us like an ideal
audience, and the location - Washington, D.C.- couldn't be more convenient. The
NEA expects 9,000-12,000 attendees at the conference, which runs June 30-July 2.
Is this a possibility we should pursue?
Yours truly,
Becky Rebecca Saletan
CC:
Carolyn Reidy
Wendy Nicholson
Victoria Meyer
Ellen Shapiro
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DOCUMENT NO.
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DATE
RESTRICTION
AND TYPE
001. memo
For Lisa Caputo and Maggie Williams from Karen Finney re: days off
05/03/96
b(6)
(1 page)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
First Lady's Office
Maggie Williams (Subject Files)
OA/Box Number: 12632
FOLDER TITLE:
Maggie Williams Miscellaneous II [2]
2013-0359-S
ry1496
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
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b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office |(a)(2) of the PRA]
b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
P3 Release would violate a Federal statute ((a)(3) of the PRAI
an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA|
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA
b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy |(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy |(a)(6) of the PRA]
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes |(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
Charles
Duncen
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MAR-29-96 FRI 11:58
REDC
FAX NO. 9198342890
P. 02
03/28/1996 11:51
9199677683
DAY CARE SERVICES
Day Care Services Association, Inc.
NO
PAGE 01
P.O. Box 901
A private, non-profit, tax exempt organization dedicated to
(919) 967-3272
Chapel Hill. N.C. 27514
promoting quality, affordable child care for all families.
FAX (919) 967-7683
March 27, 1996
Ms. Hilary Rodham Clinton
First Lady
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20001
Dear Ms. Clinton,
Day Care Services Association is planning its annual fundraising dinner. Early
childhood professionals and local and state public policymakers come together to honor
the work of DCSA and to pay tribute to the work of the recipient of the James and Carolyn
Hunt Early Childhood Award. Last year Gov. and Mrs. Hunt were our guests of honor and
the first recipients of the Award. Harvey Gantt delivered the dinner's keynote address.
This year Mrs. Hunt will present the award. We hope to hold the dinner on June 21. We
invite you to join us and to deliver the keynote address for the evening. A reception and
children's art auction is held prior to the dinner. This informal setting would provide a
great opportunity for you to autograph copies of your new book.
Invitations for the dinner will be sent to members of the early childhood community
across North Carolina, elected officials, child advocates, friends of young children, and some
of the people we have served. We expect to have 350-400 guests. If you would like to
meet with a larger audience, we would be amenable to coordinating an additional event on
the same day. If this date is inconvenient, we will adjust our schedule to meet your needs.
Day Care Services Association has been a leading force in the development of more
affordable, higher quality child care in North Carolina. For example, the agency has
developed and administers the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Project, which is a national
model for Improving the education and compensation of the early childhood workforce.
This project alone has affected the lives of over 50,000 children and is being replicated in
Georgia, Florida and Illinois. We encourage you to review the enclosed video and materials
to learn more about our work.
We hope that you can join us. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Anita Payne, President
Sue Russell
Board of Directors
Executive Director
MAR-29-96 FRI 14:58
REDC
FAX NO. 9198342890
P.01
FAX
Rural
The
Center
Date: 3-29-94
To: CHARLES Duncan
FAX #: 202-456-2259
From:
N.C. Rural Economic Development Center, Inc.
1300 St. Mary's Street, Suite 500
Raleigh, NC 27605
Phone: (919) 715-2725
FAX: (919) 715-2731
# of Pages: 2 including cover pages
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Doing VIDEO
WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 28, 1996
Ms. Susan L. Taylor
Editor-in-Chief
Essence
Essence Communications
1500 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Dear Ms. Taylor:
Thank you for requesting that President Clinton present the
1996 Essence Award to Ms. Whoopi Goldberg. The President has
asked us to convey his appreciation for your kind offer.
Unfortunately, the President's schedule will not permit him
to accept your invitation. He regrets that he will be unable to
present the award. However, please know that the President
sincerely appreciates your thoughtful offer.
On behalf of the President, thank you again for writing.
Please do not hesitate to contact our office if we can provide
you with any further assistance.
Sincerely,
She
J
Stephanie S. Streett
6-2823
Director of Scheduling
Cwells Anne Walley
Director of Scheduling
SSS/AW/dxk
03/13/96 WED 20:38 FAX 2022238705
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BACK TO BUSINESS
COMMITTEE
Facsimile Cover Sheet
1920 L Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
PHONE (202) 955-1297
TO:
Maggie Williams
FAX
NUMBER:
(202) 456-6244
FROM:
Lynn Cutler & Stacy Beck
DATE:
March 13, 1996
REFERENCE # 02720
Number of pages including this cover: 4 If you do not
receive all pages please contact Stacy Beck by telephone at (202)
955-1297.
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Information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this
message Is not the Intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the
Intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication
Is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone
and return the original message to us at the above address via the U.S. Postal service. Thank you.
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BACK TO BUSINESS
COMMITTEE
To:
Back to Business Supporters and Friends
From:
Lynn Cutler and Stacy Beck
Re:
The Latest
Date:
March 13, 1996
As you probably know, James Stewart's new book Blood Sport, which was excerpted in this week's
Time magazine, will hit book stores at the end of this week.
The consensus appears to be that the book contains no new revelations. In the words of Newsweek's
Michael Isikoff, "the twists and turns of the Clinton financial dealings may bore all but the most
devoted Whitewater aficionados." The bottom line is that, as Time itself stated, "Anyone looking for
evidence that might indict Bill or Hillary Clinton will be disappointed."
Yet, we do expect some press on the book in the next few days, and wanted to provide you with the
attached information in the event that you are asked about it.
Feel free to call us at (202) 223-8700 if you have any questions.
1920 L Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 955-1297 (202) 659-5559 FAX
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03/13/96 WED 20:39 FAX 2022238705
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COMMITTEE
A Few Things to Remember
After an exhaustive look at Whitewater, James Stewart, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author,
recycles information that has already been made public over the past several years by other
investigative journalists, congressional hearings, and government reports.
Stewart reached conclusions which repudiate allegations made by President Clinton's
partisan political opponents. For example, Stewart concluded:
There is no evidence that Governor Clinton bestowed favors on Jim McDougal in return for
the Whitewater investment.
There is no evidence that the Governor influenced the Arkansas Securities Commissioner.
Beverly Bassett Schaffer to give McDougal's S & L preferential treatment.
There is no evidence that Madison Guaranty funds were siphoned from Madison Guaranty
to benefit Whitewater or the Clintons.
All Whitewater bank loans were ultimately repaid in full.
Another exhaustive review of Whitewater the official report of the RTC on Whitewater
and the representation of Madison by the Rose Law Firm -- also sustained what the Clintons
have maintained all along about Whitewater. This report, prepared by a major law firm with
strong Republican ties at a cost of $4 million, reached the following conclusions:
There is no basis to assert that the Clintons knew anything of substance about the
McDougal's advances to Whitewater, the course of the funds used to make those advances
or the source of the funds used to make payment on the bank debt.
The Clintons lost money on the Whitewater investment -- $41.192.
There was "no hint of fraud or intentional misconduct" in the way in which the Rose Law
Firm was retained by Madison Guaranty. "There is no suggestion that the money was to be
a gratuity (as opposed to payment for work performed), nor is there any suggestion of an
improper quid pro quo. Again, there is no proof of fraud, intentional misconduct or harm
to Madison Guaranty."
1920 L Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 955-1297 (202) 659-5559 FAX
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Stewart challenges Mrs. Clinton's description of her role in the Whitewater investment as passive.
Yet, Mrs. Clinton has always acknowledged that in the later years of the investment, after all the
lots had been sold and the McDougals were unavailable to attend to the company's business, she
undertook the necessary steps to ensure that Whitewater's affairs were properly conducted and
that the company complied with the law.
The RTC confirmed that the Clintons were passive investors: "The evidence suggests that
the Clinton has little direct involvement in Whitewater's financial management, until 1988,
by which time, all of the lots had been sold and McDougal had suffered a nervous
breakdown. After 1988, Mrs. Clinton played a more active role."
The RTC report makes reference to Mrs. Clinton's own description of her role in a letter she
wrote in 1991 in which she talks about having "spent a great deal of time and money in the
last several years [leading up to 1991] trying to understand the corporation's activities and
paying for certain of its liabilities such as real estate taxes, corporate franchise fees, and
accounting fees incident to tax preparation."
In his book, Stewart is critical of Mrs. Clinton's financial disclosure statement that she submitted
in connection with the Citizens Bank loan renewal. He challenges her valuation of the Whitewater
asset at $100,000, suggesting that the bank would not have known that amount represented the
value of the combined interest of the Clinton and McDougals.
However, on the disclosure form, Mrs. Clinton identified the asset owners as "Clinton &
McDougal through Whitewater."
Further, Stewart failed to note that on the liabilities side of the statement, the Clintons listed
the entire amount of the loans they shared with the McDougals.
The vice president of the bank, Ron Proctor, had physically inspected the Whitewater land
in January 1987 and concluded that the collateral supporting the loan was worth $104,000.
The loan principal itself was only $53,000.
Stewart emphasized claims by the McDougals that they tried to get the Clintons out of Whitewater
and recounts the rejection by Mrs. Clinton of Susan McDougal's request that she sign a stock
transfer. Oddly, Stewart fails to credit the understandable unwillingness of the Clintons to
surrender their equity in Whitewater to the McDougals while they were still personally liable on
the Whitewater loans.
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Maggie Williams
Office of the First Lady
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The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Maggie:
Although it has been a while since we last spoke, I hope this letter finds you
well. Best wishes for you in this Easter season.
Enclosed is the letter from Leonard to the First Lady. I hope you will find
some time to look over the letter and deliver it to her promptly. I will be
calling you next week to follow up.
Thank you for your help. I'll be in touch.
Sincerely,
John P. Healy
Managing Director
JPH/th
444 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 440
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Tel. (312) 527-0355
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SERVICE MISS AMERICA SCHOLLESING
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April 4, 1996
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton
Office of the First Lady
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
I hope this letter finds you well since your return from Bosnia. It must have been an
extraordinary trip for you and Chelsea, besides being so wonderful for the troops
and their families.
I'm writing today to bring to your attention a very special event that's being planned
by the Miss America Organization.
As you may remember, our Organization renewed its commitment to community
service last year in conjunction with our 75th Anniversary. This year we have chosen
to manifest that commitment through a national day of service that may become an
annual tradition for our women throughout the country. The purpose is to set aside
one day each year in which our state and local titleholders are concurrently
performing community service in the cities and towns where they work and live. The
focus of each year's day of service will follow Miss America's personal platform,
whatever it may be that year.
Scheduled for Monday, May 6, 1996, this year's day of service will focus on the
School-to-Work movement, since it is the platform of Shawntel Smith, Miss America
1996. Our hope is to have our 50 state titleholders, many local titleholders and some
former Miss Americas making appearances at local schools and businesses to
promote the issue. We're calling the day of service "School-to-Work: Miss America
in Action," and it has been sanctioned by the National School-to-Work office and
the Departments of Labor and Education.
The day before, Sunday, May 5, we're planning a national kick-off in a pep rally
format in Washington to heighten national awareness for both the issue and
Monday's day of service. On behalf of Shawntel Smith and the Miss America
Organization, I would like to invite you to participate in this kick-off event, which
should bring additional attention to an issue that I know is important to the Clinton
Administration.
P.O. Box 119 Atlantic City, NJ 08404 (609) 345-7571
FAX (609) 347-6079
Established 1921
We certainly do not want to impose on your time or your generosity to our
Organization, but frankly we're still receiving so many positive comments about last
year's Women's Achievement Award event that we hoped you might consider an
encore performance this year. And, your work in the areas of education and
community service would be inspirational to our women who work so hard to serve
as female role models in their communities.
I will be in touch with your office shortly to see if we might provide additional details
or answer any questions you may have.
Once again, thank you for your support of the Miss America Organization and all
the good work that you do.
Sincerely yours,
Leonard C. Horn
Chief Executive Officer
LCH/s
cc: Phyllis George
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ALLIANCE
800 E. City Hall Ave., 3rd Floor
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
(804) 664-7649
5.6.96 to the
April 30, 1996
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Office of the First Lady, Room 100
so Legal we
Old Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
The Norfolk Family Violence is a broad based consortium of local agencies
committed to the prevention of family violence and advocating for improved
policies, services and resources for victims of family violence.
The Alliances 2nd Annual Conference "Justice or Injustice"? is scheduled for
Thursday, June 20, 1996 at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
Our agenda this year is broad based. Two factors will dominate the conference.
One a panel study and discussion of the Virginia Commission on Family Violence
recommendations to the 1996 General Assembly, (attached) and the General
Assembly's decisions. Secondly the role magistrates, law enforcement, attorneys
and the courts play in response to victims of family violence: a study of the
accentuating factors. Also of imperative importance this year we will include a
keynote address on the "silent victims;" our children.
We here at the grass roots level are empowered, Mrs. Clinton, by your continuing
advocacy and support of the woman and children who are imprisoned by family
violence. Language is a powerful tool. What you have to say, would have
tremendous impact in reinforcing our endeavor towards the future welfare of these
children. We would be honored if you would consider giving the keynote address
at our conference June 20, 1996?
Your address coupled with the Clinton Administration working to create a seamless
system so that no woman or child suffering from domestic violence falls through
the cracks, would be dramatic indeed.
Increasingly, we must all come to realize the terrible toll claimed by domestic
violence.
Enclosed is an agenda of the conference, also last years conference manual. If you
have any questions please call me at (804) 664-7649.
Our sincere appreciation of your consideration.
Joephine Sincerely Phipps
Josephine Phipps
Norfolk Family Violence Alliance
Executive Director
Friends of the Norfolk Juvenile and
Domestic Relations Court, Inc.
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enclosure
1996
Legislative Update
Virginia Commission
on
Family Violence Prevention
April 18, 1996
1996 SESSION
968208687
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SENATE BILL NO. 113
2
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
3
(Proposed by the House Committee for Courts of Justice
4
on March 4, 1996)
5
(Patron Prior to Substitute-Senator Howell)
6 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 9-170, 16.1-253, 16.1-253.1, 16.1-253.2, 16.1-279.1, 18.2-57.2,
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18.2-60.3, 18.2-308.1:4, 19.2-81, 19.2-81.3 and 20-103 of the Code of Virginia; §§ 16.1-296 and
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16.1-298 of the Code of Virginia as they are currently effective; § 16.1-296.2 of the Code of
9
Virginia as it may become effective; and §§ 16.1-243, 16.1-245.1, 16.1-253.4 and 16.1-278.14 of
10
the Code of Virginia, as they are currently effective and as they may become effective, relating to
11
protective orders; penalty.
12
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
13 1. That §§ 9-170, 16.1-253, 16.1-253.1, 16.1-253.2, 16.1-279.1, 18.2-57.2, 18.2-60.3, 18.2-308.1:4,
14 19.2-81, 19.2-81.3 and 20-103 of the Code of Virginia; §§ 16.1-296 and 16.1-298 of the Code of
15 Virginia as they are currently effective; § 16.1-296.2 of the Code of Virginia as it may become
16 effective; and §§ 16.1-243, 16.2-245.1, .1-253.4 and 16.1-278.14 of the Code of Virginia, as they
17 are currently effective and as they may become effective, are amended and reenacted as follows:
18
§ 9-170. Powers and duties of the Board and the Department.
19
The Department, under the direction of the Board, which shall be the policy-making body for
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20 carrying out the duties and powers hereunder, shall have the power to:
21
1. Promulgate regulations, pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (§ 9-6.14:1 et seq.), for the
22 administration of this chapter including the authority to require the submission of reports and
23 information by law-enforcement officers within this Commonwealth. Any proposed regulations
24 concerning the privacy, confidentiality, and security of criminal justice information shall be submitted
25 for review and comment to any board, commission, or committee or other body which may be
26 established by the General Assembly to regulate the privacy, confidentiality, and security of
27 information collected and maintained by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof;
28
2. Establish compulsory minimum training standards subsequent to employment as a
29 law-enforcement officer (i) in permanent positions, and (ii) in temporary or probationary status, and
30 establish the time required for completion of such training;
31
3. Establish compulsory minimum curriculum requirements for in-service and advanced courses
32 and programs for schools, whether located in or outside the Commonwealth, which are operated for
33 the specific purpose of training law-enforcement officers;
34
3a. Establish (i) compulsory minimum training standards for law-enforcement officers who utilize
35 radar or an electrical or microcomputer device to measure the speed of motor vehicles as provided in
36 § 46.2-882 and establish the time required for completion of the training and (ii) compulsory
37 minimum qualifications for certification and recertification of instructors who provide such training;
38
4. Establish compulsory training courses for law-enforcement officers in laws and procedures
39 relating to entrapment, search and seizure, evidence, and techniques of report writing, which training
40 shall be completed by law-enforcement officers who have not completed the compulsory training
41 standards set out in subdivision 2 above, prior to assignment of any such officers to undercover
42 investigation work. Failure to complete such training shall not, for that reason, constitute grounds. to
43 exclude otherwise properly admissible testimony or other evidence from such officer resulting from
44 any undercover investigation;
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45 5. Establish compulsory minimum entry level, in-service and advanced training standards for those
46 persons designated to provide courthouse and courtroom security pursuant to the provisions of
47 § 53.1-120, and to establish the time required for completion of such training;
48
6. Establish compulsory minimum entry level, in service and advanced training standards for
49 deputy sheriffs designated to serve process pursuant to the provisions of § 8.01-293, and establish the
50 time required for the completion of such training;
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7. Establish compulsory minimum entry-level, in-service, and advanced training standards for
52 persons employed as jailers or custodial officers by local criminal justice agencies and for correctional
53 officers employed by the Department of Corrections under the provisions of Title 53.1. and establish
54 the time required for completion of such trainings
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8. Establish compulsory minimum training standards for all dispatchers employed by or in any
2 local or state government agency, whose duties include the dispatching of law-enforcement personnel.
3 Such training standards shall apply only to dispatchers hired on or after July 1, 1988;
4
9. Consult and cooperate with counties, municipalities, agencies of this Commonwealth, other state
5 and federal governmental agencies, and with universities, colleges, junior colleges, and other
6 institutions, whether located in or outside the Commonwealth, concerning the development of police
7 training schools and programs or courses of instruction;
8
10. Approve institutions, curricula and facilities, whether located in or outside the Commonwealth,
9 for school operation for the specific purpose of training law-enforcement officers; but this shall not
0 prevent the holding of any such school whether approved or not;
1
11. Establish and maintain police training programs through such agencies and institutions as the
2 Board may deem appropriate;
3
12. Establish compulsory minimum qualifications of certification and recertification for instructors
4 in criminal justice training schools approved by the Department;
5
13. Conduct and stimulate research by public and private agencies which shall be designed to
6 improve police administration and law enforcement;
7
14. Make recommendations concerning any matter within its purview pursuant to this chapter;
8
15. Coordinate its activities with those of any interstate system for the exchange of criminal
9 history record information, nominate one or more of its members to serve upon the council or
:0 committee of any such system, and participate when and as deemed appropriate in any such system's
:1 activities and programs;
:2
16. Conduct inquiries and investigations it deems appropriate to carry out its functions under this
:3 chapter and, in conducting such inquiries and investigations shall have the authority to require any
:4 criminal justice agency to submit information, reports, and statistical data with respect to its policy
:5 and operation of information systems or with respect to its collection, storage, dissemination. and
6 usage of criminal history record information and correctional status information, and such criminal
:7 justice agencies shall submit such information, reports, and data as are reasonably required;
:8
17. Conduct audits as required by § 9-186;
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18. Conduct a continuing study and review of questions of individual privacy and confidentiality
0 of criminal history record information and correctional status information;
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19. Advise criminal justice agencies and initiate educational programs for such agencies with
2 respect to matters of privacy, confidentiality, and security as they pertain to criminal history record
3 information and correctional status information;
4
20. Maintain a liaison with any board, commission, committee, or other body which may be
5 established by law, executive order, or resolution to regulate the privacy and security of information
6 collected by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof;
7
21. Issue regulations establishing guidelines and standards for the collection, storage, and
8 dissemination of criminal history record information and correctional status information, and the
9 privacy, confidentiality, and security thereof necessary to implement state and federal statutes,
0 regulations, and court orders;
1
22. The Department of State Police shall be the control terminal agency for the Commonwealth
2 and perform all functions required of a control terminal agency by the regulations of the National
3 Crime Information Center. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this chapter, the
4 Central Criminal Records Exchange and the Department of State Police shall remain the central
.5 repository for criminal history record information in the Commonwealth, and the Department shall
6 continue to be responsible for the management and operation of such exchange;
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23. Operate a statewide criminal justice statistical analysis center, which shall maintain a unified
.8 criminal justice data system, produce reports, provide technical assistance to state and local criminal
9 justice data system users and provide analysis and interpretation of criminal justice statistical
0 information;
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24. Develop a comprehensive statewide long-range plan for strengthening and improving law
i2 enforcement and the administration of criminal justice throughout the Commonwealth, and
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periodically
update
that
plan;
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25, Cooperate with, and advise and assist, all agencies, departments, boards and institutions of the
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1 Commonwealth, and units of general local government, or combinations thereof, including planning
2 district commissions, in planning, developing, -and administering programs, projects, comprehensive
3 plans, and other activities for improving law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice
4 throughout the Commonwealth, including allocating and subgranting funds for these purposes;
5
26. Define, develop, organize, encourage, conduct, coordinate, and administer programs, projects
6 and activities for the Commonwealth and units of general local government, or combinations thereof,
7 in the Commonwealth, designed to strengthen and improve law enforcement and the administration of
8
criminal justice at every level throughout the Commonwealth;
9
27. Review and evaluate programs, projects, and activities, and recommend, where necessary,
10 revisions or alterations to such programs, projects, and activities for the purpose of improving law
11 enforcement and the administration of criminal justice;
12
28. Coordinate the activities and projects of the state departments, agencies, and boards of the
13 Commonwealth and of the units of general local government, or combination thereof, including
14 planning district commissions, relating to the preparation, adoption, administration, and
15 implementation of comprehensive plans to strengthen and improve law enforcement and the
16 administration of criminal justice;
17
29. Do all things necessary on behalf of the Commonwealth and its units of general local
18 government, to determine and secure benefits available under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
19 Streets Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-351, 82 Stat. 197), as amended, and under any other federal acts and
20 programs for strengthening and improving law enforcement, the administration of criminal justice, and
21 delinquency prevention and control;
22
30. Receive, administer, and expend all funds and other assistance available to the Board and the
23 Department for carrying out the purposes of this chapter and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
24 Streets Act of 1968, as amended;
25
31. Apply for and accept grants from the United States government or any other source in
26 carrying out the purposes of this chapter and accept any and all donations both real and personal, and
27 grants of money from any governmental unit or public agency, or from any institution, person, firm
28 or corporation, and may receive, utilize and dispose of the same. Any arrangements pursuant to this
29 section shall be detailed in the annual report of the Board. Such report shall include the identity of
30 the donor, the nature of the transaction, and the conditions, if any. Any moneys received pursuant to
31 this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the account of the Department. To these ends,
32 the Board shall have the power to comply with conditions and execute such agreements as may be
33 necessary;
34
32. Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of
35 its duties and execution of its powers under this chapter, including but not limited to, contracts with
36 the United States, units of general local government or combinations thereof, in Virginia or other
37
states, and with agencies and departments of the Commonwealth;
38
33. Adopt and administer reasonable regulations for the planning and implementation of programs
39 and activities and for the allocation, expenditure and subgranting of funds available to the
40 Commonwealth and to units of general local government, and for carrying out the purposes of this
41
chapter and the powers and duties set forth herein;
42
34. Perform such other acts as may be necessary OF convenient for the effective performance of its
43 duties; and
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35. Certify and decertify law-enforcement officers in accordance with §§ 15.1-131.8:1 and
45
15.1-131.8:2;
46
35. Establish training standards and publish a model policy for law-enforcement personnel in the
47 handling of family abuse cases; and
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36. Perform such other acts as may be necessary or convenient for the effective performance of its
49
duties.
50
§ 16.1-243. Venue.
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A. Original venue:
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1. Cases involving children, other than support or where protective order issued: Proceedings with
53
respect to children under this law, except support proceedings as provided in subdivision 2 of this
54
subsection or family abuse proceedings as provided in subdivision 3 of this subsection, shall:
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a. Delinquency: If delinquency is alleged, be commenced in the city or county where the acts
2 constituting the alleged delinquency occurred or they may, with the written consent of the child and
3 the attorney for the Commonwealth for both jurisdictions, be commenced in the city or county where
4 the child resides;
5
b. Custody or visitation: In cases involving custody or visitation, be commenced in the court of
6 the city or county which, in order of priority, (i) is the home of the child at the time of the filing of
7 the petition, or had been the home of the child within six months before the filing of the petition and
8 the child is absent from the city or county because of his removal or retention by a person claiming
9 his custody or for other reasons, and a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in the city
10 or county, (ii) has significant connection with the child and in which there is substantial evidence
11 concerning the child's present or future care, protection, training and personal relationships, (iii) is
12 where the child is physically present and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an
13 emergency to protect the child because he has been subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or
14 abuse or is otherwise neglected or dependent or (iv) it is in the best interest of the child for the court
15 to assume jurisdiction as no other city or county is an appropriate venue under the preceding
16 provisions of this subdivision;
17
C. Adoption: In parental placement adoption consent hearings pursuant to §§ 16.1-241 and
18 63.1-220.3, be commenced (i) in the city or county where the child to be adopted was born, (ii) in
19 the city or county where the birth parent(s) reside, or (iii) in the city or county where the prospective
20 adoptive parent(s) reside; and
21
d. All other cases: In all other proceedings, be commenced in the city or county where the child
22 resides or in the city or county where the child is present when the proceedings are commenced.
23
2. Support: Proceedings that involve child or spousal support or child and spousal support,
24 exclusive of proceedings arising under Chapter 5 (§ 20-61 et seq.) of Title 20, shall be commenced in
25 the city or county where either party resides or in the city or county where the respondent is present
26 when the proceeding commences.
27
3. Spousal Family abuse: Proceedings in which an order of protection is sought as a result of
28 spousal family abuse shall be commenced where (i) either party has his or her principal residence OF
29 where (ii) the abuse occurred or (iii) a protective order was issued if at the time the proceeding is
30 commenced the order is in effect to protect the petitioner or a family or household member of the
31 petitioner.
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B. Transfer of venue:
33
1. Generally: Except in custody, visitation and support cases, if the child resides in a city or
34 county of the Commonwealth and the proceeding is commenced in a court of another city or county,
35 that court may at any time, on its own motion or a motion of a party for good cause shown, transfer
36 the proceeding to the city or county of the child's residence for such further action or proceedings as
37 the court receiving the transfer may deem proper. However, such transfer may occur only after
38 adjudication in delinquency proceedings.
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2. Custody and visitation: In custody and visitation cases, if venue lies in one of several cities or
40 counties, the court in which the motion for transfer is made shall determine which such city or county
41 is the most appropriate venue unless the parties mutually agree to the selection of venue. In the
42 consideration of the motion, the best interests of the child shall determine the most appropriate forum.
43
3. Support: In support proceedings, exclusive of proceedings arising under Chapter 5 (§ 20-61 et
44 seq.) of Title 20, if the respondent resides in a city or county in the Commonwealth and the
45 proceeding is commenced in a court of another city or county, that court may, at any time on its own
46 motion or a motion of a party for good cause shown or by agreement of the parties, transfer the
47 proceeding to the city or county of the respondent's residence for such further action or proceedings
48 as the court receiving the transfer may deem propers For- the purposes of determining venue of cases
49 involving support, the respondent's residence shall include any city or county in which the respondent
50 has resided within the last six months prior to the commencement of the proceeding or in which the
51 respondent, is residing at the time that the motion for transfer of venue is made: If venue is
52 transferable to one of several cities or counties, the court is, which the motion for transfer is made
53 shall determine which such city ok county is the most appropriate venue unless the parties mutually
54 agree to the selection of such venu
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When the support proceeding is a companion case to a child custody or visitation proceeding, the
2
provisions governing venue in the proceeding involving the child's custody or visitation shall govern.
3
4. Subsequent transfers: Any court receiving a transferred proceeding as provided in this section
4 may in its discretion transfer such proceeding to a court in an appropriate venue for good cause
5 shown based either upon changes in circumstances or mistakes of fact or upon agreement of the
6 parties. In any transfer of venue in cases involving children, the best interests of the child shall be
7 considered in deciding if and to which court a transfer of venue would be appropriate.
8
5. Enforcement of orders for support, maintenance and custody: Any juvenile and domestic
9 relations district court to which a suit is transferred for enforcement of orders pertaining to support,
10 maintenance, care or custody pursuant to § 20-79 (c) may transfer the case as provided in this section.
11
C. Records: Originals of all legal and social records pertaining to the case shall accompany the
12 transfer of venue. The transferor court may, in its discretion, retain such copies as it deems
13
appropriate.
14
§ 16.1-243. (Delayed effective date) Venue.
15
A. Original venue:
16
1. Cases involving children, other than support or where protective order issued: Proceedings with
17 respect to children under this law, except support proceedings as provided in subdivision 2 of this
18 subsection or family abuse proceedings as provided in subdivision 3 of this subsection shall:
19
a. Delinquency: If delinquency is alleged, be commenced in the city or county where the acts
20 constituting the alleged delinquency occurred or they may, with the written consent of the child and
21 the attorney for the Commonwealth for both jurisdictions, be commenced in the city or county where
22 the child resides;
23
b. Custody or visitation: In cases involving custody or visitation, be commenced in the court of
24
the city or county which, in order of priority, (i) is the home of the child at the time of the filing of
25 the petition, or had been the home of the child within six months before the filing of the petition and
26 the child is absent from the city or county because of his removal or retention by a person claiming
27 his custody or for other reasons, and a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in the city
28 or county, (ii) has significant connection with the child and in which there is substantial evidence
29 concerning the child's present or future care, protection, training and personal relationships, (iii) is
30 where the child is physically present and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an
31 emergency to protect the child because he has been subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or
32 abuse or is otherwise neglected or dependent or (iv) it is in the best interest of the child for the court
33 to assume jurisdiction as no other city or county is an appropriate venue under the preceding
34 provisions of this subdivision;
35
C. Adoption: In parental placement adoption consent hearings pursuant to §§ 16.1-241 and
36 63.1-220.3, be commenced (i) in the city or county where the child to be adopted was born, (ii) in
37 the city or county where the birth parent(s) reside, or (iii) in the city or county where the prospective
38 adoptive parent(s) reside; and
39
d. All other cases: In all other proceedings, be commenced in the city or county where the child
40
resides or in the city or county where the child is present when the proceedings are commenced.
41
2. Support: Proceedings that involve child or spousal support or child and spousal support,
42
exclusive of proceedings arising under Chapter 5 (§ 20-61 et seq.) of Title 20, shall be commenced in
43 the city or county where either party resides or in the city or county where the respondent is present
44 when the proceeding commences.
45
3. Spousal Family abuse: Proceedings in which an order of protection is sought as a result of
46 spousal family abuse shall be commenced where (i) either party has his or her principal residence OF
47 where (ii) the abuse occurred or (iii) a protective order was issued if at the time the proceeding is
48 commenced the order is in effect to protect the petitioner or a family or household member of the
49 petitioner.
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4. Divorce, annulment, affirmation, separate maintenance or equitable distribution: Suits for
51 divorce, annulment or affirmation of marriage, separate maintenance or equitable distribution based on
52
a foreign decree shall be governed by Chapter 5 (§ 8.01-257 et seq.) of Title 8.01.
53
5. Adoption: Proceedings for adoption shall be governed by §§ 63.1-221 and 63.1-222.
54
6. Emancipation: Proceedings for emancipation shall be governed by § 16.1-331.
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7. Injunction: Proceedings to award an injunction shall be governed by Chapter 5 (§ 8.01-257 et
2 seq.) of Title 8.01.
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8. Change of name: Proceedings to change a name shall be governed by § 8.01-217.
4
B. Transfer of venue:
5
1. Generally: Except in custody, visitation and support cases, if the child resides in a city or
6 county of the Commonwealth and the proceeding is commenced in a court of another city or county,
7 that court may at any time, on its own initiative or a motion of a party for good cause shown,
8 transfer the proceeding to the city or county of the child's residence for such further action or
9 proceedings as the court receiving the transfer may deem proper. However, such transfer may occur
10 only after adjudication in delinquency proceedings.
11
2. Custody and visitation: In custody and visitation cases, if venue lies in one of several cities or
12 counties, the court in which the motion for transfer is made shall determine which such city or county
13 is the most appropriate venue unless the parties mutually agree to the selection of venue. In the
14 consideration of the motion, the best interests of the child shall determine the most appropriate forum.
15
3. Support: In support proceedings, exclusive of proceedings arising under Chapter 5 (§ 20-61 et
16 seq.) of Title 20, if the respondent resides in a city or county in the Commonwealth and the
17 proceeding is commenced in a court of another city or county, that court may, at any time on its own
18 motion or a motion of a party for good cause shown or by agreement of the parties, transfer the
19 proceeding to the city or county of the respondent's residence for such further action or proceedings
20 as the court receiving the transfer may deem proper. For the purposes of determining venue of cases
21 involving support, the respondent's residence shall include any city or county in which the respondent
22 has resided within the last six months prior to the commencement of the proceeding or in which the
23 respondent is residing at the time that the motion for transfer of venue is made. If venue is
24 transferable to one of several cities or counties, the court in which the motion for transfer is made
25 shall determine which such city or county is the most appropriate venue unless the parties mutually
26 agree to the selection of such venue.
27
When the support proceeding is a companion case to a child custody or visitation proceeding, the
28 provisions governing venue in the proceeding involving the child's custody or visitation shall govern.
29
4. Subsequent transfers: Any court receiving a transferred proceeding as provided in this section
30 may in its discretion transfer such proceeding to a court in an appropriate venue for good cause
31 shown based either upon changes in circumstances or mistakes of fact or upon agreement of the
32 parties. In any transfer of venue in cases involving children, the best interests of the child shall be
33 considered in deciding if and to which court a transfer of venue would be appropriate.
34
5. Enforcement of orders for support, maintenance and custody: Any family court to which a suit
35 is transferred for enforcement of orders pertaining to support, maintenance, care or custody pursuant
36 to § 20-79 (c) may transfer the case as provided in this section.
37
6. Transfer of venue in suits for divorce, annulment or affirmation of marriage, separate
38 maintenance, or equitable distribution based on a foreign decree, or to award an injunction shall be
39 governed by Chapter 5 (§ 8.01-257 et seq.) of Title 8.01 as these provisions relate to circuit court.
40
C. Records: Originals of all legal and social records pertaining to the case shall accompany the
41 transfer of venue. The transferor court may, in its discretion, retain such copies as it deems
42 appropriate.
43
§ 16.1-245.1. Medical evidence admissible in juvenile and domestic relations district court.
44
In any civil case heard in a juvenile and domestic relations district court involving allegations of
45 child abuse or neglect or spousal family abuse, any party may present evidence, by a report from the
46 treating or examining health care provider as defined in § 8.01-581.1 or the records of a hospital or
47 medical facility at which the treatment or examination was performed, or both, as to the extent,
48 nature, and treatment of any physical condition or injury suffered by a person and the examination of
49 the person.
50
A medical report shall be admitted if the party intending to present such evidence at trial or
51 hearing givés the opposing party of parties a copy of the evidence and written notice of intention to
52 present it at least ten days, OF in the case of a preliminary removal hearing under § 16.1-252 or §
53 16.1-253.1 at least twenty-four hours, prior to the trial or hearing and if attached to such evidence is
54 a sworn statement of the treating or examining health care provider who made the report that (i) the
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1 information contained therein is true, accurate, and fully describes the nature and extent of the
2 physical condition or injury and (ii) the patient named therein was the person treated or examined by
3 such health care provider.
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A hospital or other medical facility record shall be admitted if attached to it is a sworn statement
5 of the custodian thereof that the same is a true and accurate copy of the record of such hospital or
6 other medical facility. If thereafter a party summons the health care provider or custodian making
7 such statement to testify in proper person or by deposition taken de bene esse, the court shall
8 determine which party shall pay the fees and costs for such appearance or depositions, or may
9 apportion the same among the parties in such proportion as the ends of justice may require. If such
10 health care provider or custodian is not subject to subpoena for cross-examination in court or by a
11 deposition de bene esse, then the court shall allow a reasonable opportunity for the party seeking the
12 subpoena for such health care provider or custodian to obtain his testimony as the ends of justice may
13 require.
14
§ 16.1-245.1. (Delayed effective date) Medical evidence admissible in family court.
15
In any civil case heard in a family court involving allegations of child abuse or neglect or spousal
16 family abuse, any party may present evidence, by a report from the treating or examining health care
17 provider as defined in § 8.01-581.1 or the records of a hospital or medical facility at which the
18 treatment or examination was performed, or both, as to the extent, nature, and treatment of any
19 physical condition or injury suffered by a person and the examination of the person.
20
A medical report shall be admitted if the party intending to present such evidence at trial or
21 hearing gives the opposing party or parties a copy of the evidence and written notice of intention to
22 present it at least ten days, or in the case of a preliminary removal hearing under § 16.1-252 or §
23 16.1-253.1 at least twenty-four hours, prior to the trial or hearing and if attached to such evidence is
24 a sworn statement of the treating or examining health care provider who made the report that (i) the
25 information contained therein is true, accurate, and fully describes the nature and extent of the
26 physical condition or injury and (ii) the patient named therein was the person treated or examined by
27 such health care provider.
28
A hospital or other medical facility record shall be admitted if attached to it is a sworn statement
29 of the custodian thereof that the same is a true and accurate copy of the record of such hospital or
30 other medical facility. If thereafter a party summons the health care provider or custodian making
31 such statement to testify in proper person or by deposition taken de bene esse, the court shall
32 determine which party shall pay the fees and costs for such appearance or depositions, or may
33 apportion the same among the parties in such proportion as the ends of justice may require. If such
34 health care provider or custodian is not subject to subpoena for cross-examination in court or by a
35 deposition de bene esse, then the court shall allow a reasonable opportunity for the party seeking the
36 subpoena for such health care provider or custodian to obtain his testimony as the ends of justice may
37 require.
38
§ 16.1-253. Preliminary protective order.
39
A. Upon the motion of any person or upon the court's own motion, the court may issue a
40 preliminary protective order, after a hearing, if necessary to protect a child's life, health or normal
41 development pending the final determination of a petition filed under this law. Such The order may
42 require a child's parents, guardian, legal custodian, other person standing in loco parentis or other
43 adult occupant of the dwelling family or household member of the child to observe reasonable
44 conditions of behavior for a specified length of time. These conditions shall include any one or more
45 of the following:
46
1. To abstain from offensive conduct against the child OF against the other parent a family or
47 household member of the child or against any person to whom custody of the child is awarded;
48
2. To cooperate in the provision of reasonable services or programs designed to protect the child's
49
life. health or normal development;
50
3. To allow persons named by the court to come into the child's home at reasonable times
51 designated by the court to visit the child or inspect the fitness of the home and to determine the
52 physical or emotional health of the child;
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4. To allow visitation with the child by persons entitled thereto, as determined by the court;
54
5. To refrain from acts of commission or omission which tend to endanger the child's life, health
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or normal development; or
2
6. To refrain from such contact with the child or family or household members of the child, as the
3 court may deem appropriate, including removal of such person from the residence of the child.
4 However, prior to the issuance by the court of an order removing such person from the residence of
5 the child, the petitioner must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that such person's probable
6 future conduct would constitute a danger to the life or health of such child, and that there are no less
7 drastic alternatives which could reasonably and adequately protect the child's life or health pending a
8 final determination on the petition.
9
B. A preliminary protective order may be issued ex parte upon a petition supported by an affidavit
10 or by sworn testimony in person before the judge or intake officer which establishes that the child
11 would be subjected to an imminent threat to life or health to the extent that delay for the provision of
12 an adversary hearing would be likely to result in serious or irremediable injury to the child's life or
13 health; however, following. Following the issuance of an ex parte order the court shall provide an
14 adversary hearing to the affected parties within the shortest practicable time not to exceed five
15 business days after the issuance of the order.
16
C. Prior to the hearing required by this section, notice of the hearing shall be given at least
17 twenty-four hours in advance of the hearing to the guardian ad litem for. the child, to the parents,
18 guardian, legal custodian, or other person standing in loco parentis of the child OF, to any other adult
19 occupant of the dwelling family or household member of the child to whom the protective order may
20 be directed and to the child if he or she is twelve years of age or older. The notice provided herein
21 shall include (i) the time, date and place for the hearing and (ii) a specific statement of the factual
22 circumstances which allegedly necessitate the issuance of a preliminary protective order.
23
D. All parties to the hearing shall be informed of their right to counsel pursuant to § 16.1-266.
24
E. At the hearing the child and his or her parents, guardian, legal custodian, or other person
25 standing in loco parentis OF and any other adult occupant of the dwelling family or household
26 member of the child to whom notice was given shall have the right to confront and cross-examine all
27 adverse witnesses and evidence and to present evidence on their own behalf.
28
F. Nothing in this section enables the court to remove a child from the custody of his or her
29 parents, guardian, legal custodian or other person standing in loco parentis, and no order hereunder
30 shall be entered against a person over whom the court is does not given have jurisdiction as provided
31 in subdivision F of $ 16.1 241.
32
§ 16.1-253.1. Preliminary protective orders in cases of family abuse.
33
A. Upon the filing of a petition alleging that the petitioner is or has been, within a reasonable
34 period of time, subjected to family abuse, the court may issue a preliminary protective order of
35 protection against an allegedly abusing person in order to protect the health and safety of the
36 petitioner or any family or household member of the petitioner. Such The order may be issued in an
37
ex parte proceeding upon good cause shown when the petition is supported by an affidavit or sworn
38 testimony before the judge or intake officer. Immediate and present danger of family abuse or
39 evidence sufficient to establish probable cause that family abuse has recently occurred shall constitute
40 good cause under this section.
41
A preliminary protective order of protection may include any one or more of the following
42 conditions to be imposed on the allegedly abusing person:
43
1. Prohibition of further Prohibiting acts of family abuse.
44
2. Prohibition of Prohibiting such other contacts between the parties as the court deems
45
appropriate.
46
3. Prohibition of Prohibiting such other contacts with the allegedly abused family or household
47
member as the court deems necessary to protect the safety of such persons.
48
4. Granting the petitioner possession of the residence premises occupied by the parties to the
49
exclusion of the allegedly abusing person; however, no such grant of possession shall affect title to
50 any real or personal property
51
5. Granting the petitioner temporary possession or use of a motor vehicle jointly owned by the
52 parties to the exclusion of the allegedly abusing person; however, no such grant of possession or use
53 shall affect titte to the vehicle.
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56: Requiring that the allegedly abusing person provide suitable alternative housing for the
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1 petitioner and any other family or household member, where appropriate
2
B. A copy of an 04 parte a preliminary protective order of protection shall be served as soon as
3 possible on the allegedly abusing person in person as provided in $ 16.1-264. The preliminary order
4 shall specify a date for the full hearing- which The hearing shall be held within fifteen days of the
5 issuance of the preliminary order. Upon request. after the order is issued, she clerk shall provide the
6 petitioner with a copy of the order and information regarding the date and time of service. The order
7 shall further specify that the person served may at any time file a motion with the court requesting a
8 hearing to dissolve or modify the order, The hearing on the motion shall be given precedence on the
9 docket of the court.
10
Upon receipt of the return of service, the clerk shall certify and forward forthwith a copy of the
11 preliminary protective order to the local police department or sheriff's office which shall, on the date
12 of receipt, enter the name of the person subject to the order and other appropriate information
13 required by the Department of State Police into the Virginia crime information network system
14 established and maintained by the Department pursuant to Chapter 2 (§ 52-12 et seq.) of Title 52. If
15 the order is later dissolved or modified, a copy of the dissolution or modification order shall also be
16 certified, forwarded and entered in the system as described above.
17
C. The preliminary order is effective upon personal service on the allegedly abusing person. Any
18 Except as otherwise provided in § 16.1-253.2, a violation of the order shall constitute contempt of
19 court.
20
D. At a full hearing on the petition, the court may issue an order of protection a protective order
21 pursuant to § 16.1-279.1 if the court finds that the petitioner has proven the allegation of family abuse
22 by a preponderance of the evidence.
23
§ 16.1-253.2. Violation of provisions of protective orders; penalty.
24
In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates any provision of a
25 protective order issued pursuant to §§ 16.1-253, 16.1-253.1, 16.1-253.4, 16.1-278.14, OF $-16.1-279.1
26 or subsection B of § 20.1-103, which prohibits such person from going or remaining upon land,
27 buildings or premises or from further acts of family abuse, or which prohibits contacts between the
28 respondent and his or her family the respondent's family or household member as the court deems
29 appropriate shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the person shall be sentenced
30 to a term of confinement and in no case shall the entire term imposed be suspended.
31
§ 16.1-253.4. Emergency protective orders authorized in cases of family abuse.
32
A. Any judge of a circuit court, general district court, juvenile and domestic relations district court
33 or magistrate may issue a written or verbal ex parte emergency protective order pursuant to this
34 section in order to protect the health or safety of any person.
35
B. When a law-enforcement officer or an allegedly abused person asserts under oath to a judge or
36 magistrate, and on that assertion or other evidence the judge or magistrate finds reasonable grounds to
37 believe that (i) the respondent has committed assault and battery against a family OF household
38 member abuse and (ii) there is probable danger of a further such offense against a family or
39 household member by the respondent, the judge or magistrate may shall issue a written or verbal ex
40 parte emergency protective order imposing one or more of the following conditions on the
41 respondent:
42
1. Prohibition against further Prohibiting acts in violation of $ 18.2 57.2 family abuse.
43
2. Prohibition of Prohibiting such contacts between the parties by the respondent with family or
44 household members of the respondent as the judge or magistrate deems appropriate necessary to
45 protect the safety of such persons; and
46
3. Granting the family or household member possession of the premises occupied by the parties to
47 the exclusion of the respondent; provided however, no such grant of possession shall affect title to
48 any real or personal property.
49
C. An emergency protective order issued pursuant to this section shall expire not later than at 5
50 p.m. on the next business day that the juvenile and domestic relations court is in session or
51 seventy-two hours after issuance, whichever is later. The respondent may at any time file a motion
52 with the court requesting a hearing to dissolve or modify the order. The hearing on the motion shall
53 be given precedence on the docket of the court.
54
D. A verbal emergency protective order issued pursuant to this section shall be reduced to writing,
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1 by the law-enforcement officer requesting the order or the magistrate, on a preprinted form approved
2 and provided by the Supreme Court of Virginia. The completed form shall include a statement of the
3 grounds for the order asserted by the officer or the allegedly abused person.
4
E. A copy of an emergency protective order issued pursuant to this subsection section shall be
5 served upon the respondent as soon as possible. One copy of the order shall be given to the family OF
6 household member allegedly abused person when it is issued and one copy shall be filed with the
7 written report required by § 19.2-81.3 C. The original copy shall be forwarded for verification to the
8 judge or magistrate who issued the order and then filed with the clerk of the juvenile and domestic
9 relations district court within five business days of the issuance of the order. The clerk shall certify
10 and forward forthwith a copy of the order to the local police department or sheriff's office which
11 shall, on the date of receipt, enter the name of the person subject to the order and other appropriate
12 information required by the Department of State Police into the Virginia crime information network
13 system established and maintained by the Department pursuant to Chapter 2 (§ 52-12 et seq.) of Title
14 52. If the order is later dissolved or modified, a copy of the dissolution or modification order shall
15 also be certified, forwarded and entered in the system as described above. Upon request, the clerk
16 shall provide the allegedly abused person with information regarding the date and time of service.
17
F. The availability of an emergency protective order shall not be affected by the fact that the
18 family or household member left the premises to avoid the danger of a violation of $ 18.2 57.2
19 family abuse by the respondent.
20
G. The issuance of an emergency protective order shall not be considered evidence of any
21 wrongdoing by the respondent.
22
H. Any respondent upon whom an emergency protective order has been served and who violates
23 that order shall be guilty of a Class + misdemeanor.
24
+ As used in this section, a "law-enforcement officer" means any full-time or part-time employee
25 of a police department or sheriff's office which is part of or administered by the Commonwealth or
26 any political subdivision thereof, and who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and
27 the enforcement of the penal, traffic or highway laws of the Commonwealth. Part-time employees are
28 compensated officers who are not full-time employees as defined by the employing police department
29 or sheriff's office.
30
§ 16.1-253.4. (Delayed effective date) Emergency protective orders authorized in certain cases;
31 penalty.
32
A. Any judge of a circuit court, general district court, family court or magistrate may issue a
33 written or verbal ex parte emergency protective order pursuant to this section in order to protect the
34 health or safety of any person.
35
B. When a law-enforcement officer or an allegedly abused person asserts under oath to a judge or
36 magistrate, and on that assertion or other evidence the judge or magistrate finds reasonable grounds to
37 believe that (i) the respondent has committed assault and battery against a family OF household
38 member abuse and (ii) there is probable danger of a further such offense against a family or
39 household member by the respondent, the judge or magistrate may issue a written or verbal ex parte
40 emergency protective order imposing one or more of the following conditions on the respondent:
41
1. Prohibition against further Prohibiting acts in violation of $ 18.2 57.2 family abuse;
42
2. Prohibition of Prohibiting such contacts between the parties by the respondent with family or
43 household members as the judge or magistrate deems appropriate necessary to protect the safety of
44 such persons; and
45
3. Granting the family or household member possession of the premises occupied by the parties to
46 the exclusion of the respondent; provided however, no such grant of possession shall affect title to
47 any real or personal property.
48
C. An emergency protective order issued pursuant to this section shall expire not later than at 5
49 p.m. on the next business day that the juvenile and domestic relations court sits in the jurisdiction or
50 seventy-two hours after issuance, whichever is later. The respondent may at any time file a motion
51 with the court requesting a hearing to dissolve or modify the order. The hearing on the motion shall
52 be given precedence on the docket of the court:
53
D. A verbal emergency protective order issued pursuant to this section shall be reduced to writing,
54 by the law-enforcement officer requesting the order or by the magistrate, on a preprinted form
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1 approved and provided by the Supreme Court of Virginia. The completed form whall include a
2 statement of the grounds for the order asserted by the officer or the allegedly abused person.
3
E. A copy of an emergency protective order issued pursuant to this subsection section shall be
4 served upon the respondent as soon as possible. One copy of the order shall be given to the allegedly
5 abused person when it is issued family OF household member and one copy shall be filed with the
6 written report required by § 19.2-81.3 C. The original copy shall be forwarded for verification to the
7 judge or magistrate who issued the order and then filed with the clerk of the family court within five
8 business days of the issuance of the order. The clerk shall certify and forward forthwith a copy of the
9 order to the local police department or sheriff's office which shall, on the date of receipt, enter the
10 name of the person subject to the order and other appropriate information required by the Department
11 of State Police into the Virginia crime information network system established and maintained by the
12 Department pursuant to Chapter 2 (§ 52-12 et seq.) of Title 52. If the order is later dissolved or
13 modified, a copy of the dissolution or modification order shall also be certified, forwarded and
14 entered in the system as described above. Upon request, the clerk shall provide the allegedly abused
15 person with information regarding the date and time of service.
16
F. The availability of an emergency protective order shall not be affected by the fact that the
17 family or household member left the premises to avoid the danger of a violation of $ 18.2 57.2 family
18 abuse by the respondent.
19
G. The issuance of an emergency protective order shall not be considered evidence of any
20 wrongdoing by the respondent.
21
H. Any respondent upon whom an emergency protective order has been served and who violates
22 that order shall be guilty of a Class + misdemeanor.
23
+ As used in this section, a "law-enforcement officer" means any full-time or part-time employee
24 of a police department or sheriff's office which is part of or administered by the Commonwealth or
25 any political subdivision thereof, and who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and
26 the enforcement of the penal, traffic or highway laws of the Commonwealth. Part-time employees are
27 compensated officers who are not full-time employees as defined by the employing police department
28 or sheriff's office.
29
§ 16.1-278.14. Criminal jurisdiction; protective orders; family offenses.
30
In cases involving the violation of any law, regulation or ordinance for the education, protection or
31 care of children or involving offenses committed by one spouse family or household member against
32 another, the juvenile court or the circuit court may impose a penalty prescribed by applicable sections
33 of the Code- However, in cases involving offenses committed by one family OF household member
34 against another, the court and may impose conditions and limitations upon the abusing party or, with
35 his OF her consent, the family OF household member in an effort to effect the reconciliation and
36 rehabilitation of the parties defendant to protect the health or safety of family or household members,
37 including, but not limited to, an a protective order of protection as provided in § 16.1-279.1, treatment
38 and counseling for the abusing person defendant and payment by the defendant for crisis shelter care
39 for the complaining family or household member.
40
$ 16.1-278.14. (Delayed effective date) Criminal jurisdiction; protective orders; family offenses.
41
In cases involving the violation of any law, regulation or ordinance for the education, protection or
42 care of children or involving offenses committed by one spouse family or household member against
43 another, the family court or the circuit court may impose a penalty prescribed by applicable sections
44 of the Code- However, in eases involving offenses committed by one family OF household member
45 against another, the court and may impose conditions and limitations upon the abusing party or, with
46 his OF her consent, the family OF household member in an effort to effect the reconciliation and
47 rehabilitation of the parties defendant to protect the health or safety of family or household members,
48 including, but not limited to, an a protective order of protection as provided in § 16.1-279.1, treatment
49 and counseling for the abusing person defendant and payment by the defendant for crisis shelter care
50 for the complaining family or household member.
51
§ 16.1-279.1. Protective order in cases of family abuse.
52
A. In cases of family abuse, the court may issue an a protective order of protection to protect the
53 health and safety of the petitioner and to effect the rehabilitation of the abusing person and
54 reconciliation of the parties as the court deems appropriate family or household members of the
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1 petitioner. An A protective order of protection issued under this section may include any one or more
2 of the following conditions to be imposed on the abusing person respondent.
3
1. Prohibition of further Prohibiting acts of family abuse;
4
2. Prohibition of Prohibiting such contacts between the parties by the respondent with the
5 petitioner or family or household members of the petitioner as the court deems appropriate necessary
6 for the health or safety of such persons;
7
3. Granting the petitioner possession of the residence occupied by the parties to the exclusion of
8 the abusing personrespondent; however, no such grant of possession shall affect title to any real or
9 personal property;
10
4. Granting the petitioner temporary possession or use of a motor vehicle jointly owned by the
11 parties to the exclusion of the respondent, however, no such grant of possession or use shall affect
12 title to the vehicle.
13
45. Requiring that the abusing person respondent provide suitable alternative housing for the
14 petitioner, and, if appropriate, any other family or household member;
15
56. Ordering the petitioner, with his OF her consent, OF the abusing person respondent to participate
16 in treatment, counseling or other programs designed for the rehabilitation and reconciliation of the
17 partiesas the court deems appropriate; and
18
67. Any other relief necessary for the protection of the petitioner and minor children family or
19 household members of the petitioner, including a provision for temporary custody or visitation of a
20 minor child.
21
B. The protective order of protection shall may be issued for a specified period not to exceed one
22 year unless issued pursuant to $ 18.2 60.3, however, unless otherwise authorized by law, a protective
23 order may not be issued under this section for a period longer than two years. Either party may at
24 any time file a written motion with the court requesting a hearing to dissolve OF modify the order.
25 The clerk shall certify and forward forthwith a copy of the order to the local police department or
26 sheriff's office which shall, on the date of receipt, enter the name of the person subject to the order
27 and other appropriate information required by the Department of State Police into the Virginia crime
28 information network system established and maintained by the Department pursuant to Chapter 2
29 (§ 52-12 et seq.) of Title 52. If the order is later dissolved or modified, a copy of the dissolution or
30 modification order shall also be certified, forwarded and entered in the system as described above.
31
C. Any Except as otherwise provided in § 16.1-253.2, a violation of an a protective order of
32 protection issued under this section shall constitute contempt of court.
33
D. The court may assess costs and attorneys' fees against either party regardless of whether an
34 order of protection has been issued as a result of a full hearing.
35
E. Either party may at any time file a written motion with the court requesting a hearing to
36 dissolve or modify the order.
37
§ 16.1-296. Jurisdiction of appeals; procedure.
38
A. From any final order or judgment of the juvenile court affecting the rights or interests of any
39 person coming within its jurisdiction, an appeal may be taken within ten days from the entry of a
40 final judgment, order or conviction. However, in a case arising under the Uniform Interstate Family
41 Support Act (§ 20-88.32 et seq.), a party may take an appeal pursuant to this section within thirty
42 days from entry of a final order or judgment. An A protective order of protection issued pursuant to
43 § 16.1-279.1 in a case of spouse family abuse is a final order from which an appeal may be taken.
44
B. Upon receipt of notice of such appeal the juvenile court shall forthwith transmit to the attorney
45 for the Commonwealth a report incorporating the results of any investigation conducted pursuant to
46 § 16.1-273, which shall be confidential in nature and made available only to the court and the
47 attorney for the defendant (i) after the guilt or innocence of the accused has been determined or (ii)
48 after the court has made its findings on the issues subject to appeal. After final determination of the
49 case, the report and all copies thereof shall be forthwith returned to such juvenile court.
50
C. Where an appeal is taken by a child on a finding that he or she is delinquent and on a
51 disposition pursuant to § 16.1-278.8, trial by jury on the issue of guilt or innocence of the alleged
52 delinquent act may be had on motion of the child, the attorney for the Commonwealth or the circuit
53 court judge. If the alleged delinquent act is one which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a
54 felony, the child shall be entitled to jury of twelve persons. Is all other cases, the jury shall consist
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1 of seven persons. If the jury in such a trial finds the child guilty, disposition shall be by the judge
2 pursuant to the provisions of § 16.1-278.8 after taking into consideration the report of any
3 investigation made pursuant to § 16.1-237 or 8 16.1-273.
4
D. When an appeal is taken in a case involving termination of parental rights brought under
5 § 16.1-283, the circuit court shall hold a hearing on the merits of the case within ninety days of the
6 perfecting of the appeal.
7
E. Where an appeal is taken by an adult on a finding of guilty of an offense within the
8 jurisdiction of the juvenile and domestic relations district court, the appeal shall be dealt with in all
9 respects as is an appeal from a general district court pursuant to §§ 16.1-132 through 16.1-137;
10 however, where an appeal is taken by any person on a charge of nonsupport, the procedure shall be
11 as is provided for appeals in prosecutions under Chapter 5 (§ 20-61 et seq.) of Title 20.
12
F. In all other cases on appeal, proceedings in the circuit court shall conform to the equity practice
13 where evidence is heard ore tenus; however, an issue out of chancery may be allowed, in the
14 discretion of the judge, upon the motion of any party. An appeal from an order of protection issued
15 pursuant to § 16.1-279.1 shall be given precedence on the docket of the court over other civil appeals
16 taken to the circuit court from the district courts, but shall otherwise be docketed and processed as
17 other civil cases.
18
G. Costs, taxes and fees on appealed cases shall be assessed only in those cases in which a trial
19 fee could have been assessed in the juvenile and domestic relations court and shall be collected in the
20 circuit court.
21
H. No appeal bond shall be required of a party appealing from an order of a juvenile and
22 domestic relations district court except for that portion of any order or judgment establishing a
23 support arrearage or suspending payment of support during pendency of an appeal. In cases involving
24 support, no appeal shall be allowed unless and until the party applying for the same or someone for
25 him shall give gives bond, in an amount and with sufficient surety approved by the judge or by his
26 clerk if there is one, to abide by such judgment as may be rendered on appeal if the appeal is
27 perfected or, if not perfected, then to satisfy the judgment of the court in which it was rendered. An
28 appeal will not be perfected unless such appeal bond as may be required is filed within thirty days
29 from the entry of the final judgment or order. However, no appeal bond shall be required of the
30 Commonwealth or when an appeal is proper to protect the estate of a decedent, an infant, a convict or
31 an insane person, or the interest of a county, city or town.
32
If bond is furnished by or on behalf of any party against whom judgment has been rendered for
33 money, the bond shall be conditioned for the performance and satisfaction of such judgment or order
34 as may be entered against the party on appeal, and for the payment of all damages which may be
35 awarded against him in the appellate court. If the appeal is by a party against whom there is no
36 recovery, the bond shall be conditioned for the payment of any damages as may be awarded against
37 him on the appeal.
38
This subsection shall not apply to release on bail pursuant to other subsections of this section or
39
§ 16.1-298.
40
I. In all cases on appeal, the circuit court in the disposition of such cases shall have all the powers
41 and authority granted by the chapter to the juvenile and domestic relations district court. Unless
42 otherwise specifically provided by this Code, the circuit court judge shall have the authority to
43 appoint counsel for the parties and compensate such counsel in accordance with the provisions of
44 Article 6 (§ 16.1-266 et seq.) of this chapter.
45
J. In any case which has been referred or transferred from a circuit court to a juvenile court and
46 an appeal is taken from an order or judgment of the juvenile court, the appeal shall be taken to the
47 circuit court in the same locality as the juvenile court to which the case had been referred or
48 transferred.
49
§ 16.1-296.2. (Delayed effective date) Appeals to court of appeals.
50
From any final order or judgment of the family court in any case other than those specified in
51 subsection A of § 16.1-296, an appeal may be taken to the Court of Appeals as provided in
52 § 17-116.05:5. The provisions of Title 8.01 and Title 20 and the Rules of the Supreme Court of
53 Virginia governing appeals in suits in equity shall apply to appeals made pursuant to this section.
54
Any order of protection issued pursuant to § 16.1-279.1 in a case of spouse family abuse is a
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1 final order from which an appeal may be taken to the Court of Appeals pursuant to this section.
2
A preliminary protective order issued pursuant to § 16.1-253 or an order of protection issued
3 pursuant to § 16.1-279.1 shall not be suspended during the pendency of an appeal to the Court of
4 Appeals or a subsequent petition for appeal to the Supreme Court or writ of error, unless so ordered
5 by the judge of a family court or directed in a writ of supersedeas by the Court of Appeals or the
6 Supreme Court.
7
§ 16.1-298. Effect of petition for or pendency of appeal; bail.
8
A. Except as provided herein, a petition for or the pendency of an appeal or writ of error shall not
9 suspend any judgment, order or decree of the juvenile court nor operate to discharge any child
10 concerned or involved in the case from the custody of the court or other person, institution or agency
11 to which the child has been committed unless so ordered by the judge of the juvenile court, the judge
12 of a circuit court or directed in a writ of supersedeas by the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court
13 or a judge or justice thereof.
14
B. The judgment, order or decree of the juvenile court shall be suspended upon a petition for or
15 the pendency of an appeal or writ of error:
16
1. In cases of delinquency in which the final order of the juvenile court is pursuant to subdivision
17 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, or 15 of § 16.1-278.8.
18
2. In cases involving a child and any local ordinance.
19
3. In cases involving any person over the age of eighteen years.
20
Such suspension as is provided for in this subsection shall not apply to (i) an order for support of
21 a spouse, parent or child or to a preliminary protective order issued pursuant to § 16.1-253, (ii) an
22 order disposing of a motion to reconsider relating to participation in continuing programs pursuant to
23 § 16.1-289.1 or (iii) an a protective order of protection in cases of spouse family abuse issued
24 pursuant to § 16.1-279.1 unless so ordered by the judge of a circuit court or directed in a writ of
25 supersedeas by the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court.
26
C. In cases where the order of the juvenile court is suspended pursuant to subsection B hereof or
27 by order of the juvenile court or the circuit court, bail may be required as provided for in § 16.1-135.
28
§ 18.2-57.2. Assault and battery against a family or household member.
29
A. Any person who commits an assault and battery against a family or household member shall be
30 guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
31
B. On a third or subsequent conviction for assault and battery against a family or household
32 member, where it is alleged in the warrant, information, or indictment on which a person is convicted,
33 that (i) such person has been previously convicted twice of assault and battery against a family or
34 household member, or of a similar offense under the law of any other jurisdiction, within ten years of
35 the third or subsequent offense, and that (ii) each such assault and battery occurred on different dates,
36 such person shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.
37
C. Whenever a warrant for a violation of § 18.2-57.2 is issued, the magistrate shall issue an
38 emergency protective order as authorized by § 16.1-253.4 when the person arrested and taken into
39 custody is brought before the magistrate.
40
D. As used in this section, "family or household member" means (i) the defendant's spouse,
41 whether or not he or she resides in the same home with the defendant, (ii) the defendant's former
42 spouse, whether or not he OF she resides in the same home with the defendant, (iii) the defendant's
43 parents, stepparents, children, stepchildren, brothers and sisters, grandparents and grandchildren who
44 reside in the same home with the defendant, (iv) the defendant's mother-in-law, father-in-law,
45 sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law who reside in the same home with
46 the defendant, (v) any person who has a child in common with the defendant, whether or not the
47 defendant and that person have been married or have resided together at any time, or (vi) any
48 individual who cohabits or who, within the previous twelve months, cohabited with the defendant, and
49 any children of either of them then residing in the same home. with the defendant.
50
§ 18.2-60.3. Stalking; penalty
51
A. Any person who on more than one occasion engages in conduct directed at another person with
52 the intent to place, or with the knowledge that the conduct places, that other person in reasonable fear
53 of death, criminal sexual assault, or bodily injury to that other person OF to that other person's spouse
54 OF child family or household member shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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B. However, any person who is convicted of a first offense in sviolation of subsection A when, at
2
the time of the offense, there was in effect any order prohibiting contact between the defendant and
3 the victim or the victim's spouse OF child family or household member, shall be guilty of a Class I
4 misdemeanor.
5
C. A second conviction occurring within five years of a first conviction for an offense under this
6 section or for a similar offense under the law of any other jurisdiction shall be a Class 1
7 misdemeanor. A third or subsequent conviction occurring within five years of a. conviction for an
8 offense under this section or for a similar offense under the law of any other jurisdiction shall be a
9 Class 6 felony.
10
D. A person may be convicted under this section irrespective of the jurisdiction or jurisdictions
11 within the Commonwealth wherein the eonduct described in subsection A occurred, if the person
12 engaged in that conduct on at least one occasion in the jurisdiction where the person is tried.
13
E. Upon finding a person guilty under this section, the court shall, in addition to the sentence
14 imposed, issue an order prohibiting contact between the defendant and the victim or the victim's
15 spouse OF child family or household member.
16
F. The Department of Corrections, sheriff or regional jail director shall give notice prior to the
17 release from a state correctional facility or a local or regional jail of any person incarcerated upon
18 conviction of a violation of this section, to any victim of the offense who, in writing, requests notice,
19 or to any person designated in writing by the victim. The notice shall be given at least fifteen days
20 prior to release of a person sentenced to a term of incarceration of more than thirty days or, if the
21 person was sentenced to a term of incarceration of at least forty-eight hours but no more than thirty
22 days, twenty-four hours prior to release. If the person escapes, notice shall be given as soon as
23 practicable following the escape. The victim shall keep the Department of Corrections, sheriff or
24 regional jail director informed of the current mailing address and telephone number of the person
25 named in the writing submitted to receive notice.
26
All information relating to any person who receives or may receive notice under this subsection
27 shall remain confidential and shall not be made available to the person convicted of violating this
28 section.
29
For purposes of this subsection, "release" includes a release of the offender from a state
30 correctional facility or a local or regional jail (i) upon completion of his term of incarceration or (ii)
31
on probation or parole.
32
No civil liability shall attach to the Department of Corrections nor to any sheriff or regional jail
33 director or their deputies or employees for a failure to comply with the requirements of this
34 subsection.
35
G. As used in this section the term "family or household member" shall have the same meaning
36
as provided in $ 16.1-228.
37
§ 18.2-308.1:4. Purchase or transportation of firearm by persons subject to protective orders;
38
penalty.
39
A. It shall be unlawful for any person who is subject to (i) a protective order entered pursuant to
40
§§ 16.1-253, 16.1-253.1, 16.1-253.4, or § 16.1-279.1 OF to, (ii) an order issued pursuant to subsection
41
h of § 20-103 or (iii) an order entered pursuant to subsection E of $ 18.2-60.3 to purchase or transport
42 any firearm while the order is in effect. A violation of this subsection shall be punishable as a Class
43
I misdemeanor.
44
B. Any firearm purchased or transported in violation of this section shall be forfeited to the
45
Commonwealth and disposed of as provided in § 18.2-310.
46
§ 19.2-81. Arrest without warrant authorized in certain cases.
47
The following officers shall have the powers of arrest as provided in this section:
48
1. Members of the State Police force of the Commonwealth, the sheriffs
49
2. Sheriffs of the various counties and cities, and their deputies, the members
50
3. Members of any county police force; the members of or any duly constituted police force of
51
any city or town of the Commonwealth, the
52
4. The Commissioner, members and employees of the Marine Resources Commission granted the
53
power of arrest pursuant to § 28.2-900, regular
54
5. Regular game wardens appointed pursuant to § 29.1-200,
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6. United States Coast Guard and United States Coast Guard Reserve commissioned, warrant, and
2 petty officers authorized under § 29.1-205 to make arrests, and the
3
7. The special policemen of the counties as provided by § 15.1-144, provided such officers are in
4 uniform, or displaying a badge of office,
5
Such officers may arrest, without a warrant, any person who commits any crime in the presence of
6 such the officer and any person whom he has reasonable grounds or probable cause to suspect of
7 having committed a felony not in his presence.
8
Any such officer may arrest without a warrant any person whom the officer has probable cause to
9 suspect of operating a watercraft or motor boat while intoxicated in violation of subsection B of
10 § 29.1-738, in his presence, and such officer may thereafter transfer custody of the person suspected
11 of the violation to another officer, who may obtain a warrant based upon statements made to him by
12 the arresting officer.
13
Any such officer may, at the scene of any accident involving a motor vehicle, watercraft as
14 defined in § 29.1-712 or motorboat, or at any hospital or medical facility to which any person
15 involved in such accident has been transported, or in the apprehension of any person charged with the
16 theft of any motor vehicle, on any of the highways or waters of the Commonwealth, upon reasonable
17 grounds to believe, based upon personal investigation, including information obtained from
18 eyewitnesses, that a crime has been committed by any person then and there present, apprehend such
19 person without a warrant of arrest.
20
Such officers may arrest, without a warrant, persons duly charged with a crime in another
21 jurisdiction upon receipt of a photocopy of a warrant, telegram, computer printout, facsimile printout,
22 a radio, telephone or teletype message, in which photocopy of a warrant, telegram, computer printout,
23 facsimile printout, radio, telephone or teletype message shall be given the name or a reasonably
24 accurate description of such person wanted and the crime alleged.
25
Such officers may arrest, without a warrant, for an alleged misdemeanor not committed in his
26 presence when the officer receives a radio message from his department or other law-enforcement
27 agency within the Commonwealth that a warrant for such offense is on file.
28
Such officers may also arrest without a warrant for an alleged misdemeanor not committed in their
29 presence involving (i) shoplifting in violation of § 18.2-96 or § 18.2-103 or a similar local ordinance,
30 (ii) carrying a weapon on school property in violation of § 18.2-308.1, (iii) assault and battery or (iv)
31 destruction of property in violation of § 18.2-137, when such property is located on premises used for
32 business or commercial purposes, or a similar local ordinance, when any such arrest is based on
33 probable cause upon reasonable complaint of the person who observed the alleged offense. The
34 arresting officer may issue a summons to any person arrested under this section for a misdemeanor
35 violation involving shoplifting.
36
§ 19.2-81.3. Arrest without a warrant authorized in cases of assault and battery against a family or
37 household member and for violations of protective orders; procedure, etc.
38
A. Any law-enforcement officer may arrest, in the same manner as provided in § 19.2 81, persons
39 for crimes involving a violation of 18.2 57.2, as defined in § 19.2-81, may arrest without a warrant
40 for an alleged violation of § 18.2-57.2 or § 16.2-253.2 regardless of whether such violation was
41 committed in his presence, if such arrest is based on probable cause or upon personal observations
42 or the reasonable complaint of a person who observed the alleged offense or upon personal
43 investigation.
44
B. A law-enforcement officer having probable cause to believe that a violation of $ 18.2-57.2 or a
45 violation of § 16.1-253.2 has occurred shall arrest and take into custody the person he has probable
46 cause to believe, based on the totality of the circumstances, was the primary physical aggressor
47 unless there are special circumstances which would dictate a course of action other than an arrest.
48
C. Regardless of whether an arress is made, the officer shall file a written report with his
49 department of any incident in which he has probable cause to believe family abuse has occurred,
50 including, where required, a statement in writing that there are special. circumstances which would
51 dictate a course of action other than an arrest. Upon request of the allegedly abused person, the
52 officer shall make a copy of the report available to the allegedly abused person. The officer shall also
53 provide the allegedly abused person, both orally and in writing, information regarding the legal and
54 community resources available to the allegedly abused person
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D. In every case in which a law-enforcement officer makes an arrest under this section, he shall
2 petition for an emergency protective order as authorized in 16.1-253.4 when the person arrested
3 and taken into custody is brought before the magistrate, Regardless of whether an arress is made, if
4 the officer has probable cause to believe that a danger of acts of family abuse exists, the law
5 enforcement officer shall seek an emergency protective order under § 16.1-253.4.
6
B. E. A law-enforcement officer investigating any complaint of family abuse, including but not
7 limited to assault and battery against a family or household member may, upon request, transport, or
8 arrange for the transportation of an abused person to a hospital, safe shelter, or magistrate. Any local
9 law-enforcement agency may adopt a policy requiring an officer 40 mansport or arrange for
10 transportation of an abused person as provided in this subsection.
11
C. A law enforcement officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that assault and battery
12 against a family OF household member has occurred shall file a written report of the incident with his
13 department and make available a copy to the victim.
14
D. Any law enforcement officer may, with OF without a warrant, take the following course of
15 action where the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person committed assault and battery
16 against a family OF household member, whether OF not that assault and battery occurred in his
17 presence:
18
+ The law enforcement officer may make reasonable inquiry of the family OF household member
19
who the officer believes is the victim of assault and battery and other witnesses as there may be.
20
2. If a law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe that there is probable danger of
21 further assault and battery by & person upon a family or household member, the law enforcement
22 officer may petition for an emergency protective order pursuant to § 16.1 253.4.
23
E. F. As used in this section, "family or household member" means (i) the person's spouse,
24 whether or not he or she resides in the same home with the person, (ii) the person's former spouse,
25 whether or not he or she resides in the same home with the person, (iii) the person's parents,
26 stepparents, children, stepchildren, brothers and sisters, grandparents and grandchildren who reside in
27 the same home with the person, (iv) the person's mother-in-law, father-in-law, sons-in-law,
28 daughters-in-law, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law who reside in the same home with the person, (iv)
29 any person who has a child in common with the defendant, whether or not the person and that person
30 have been married or have resided together at any time, or (vi) any individual who cohabits or who,
31 within the previous twelve months, cohabited with the person, and any children of either of them then
32 residing in the same home with the defendant.
33
F. G. As used in this section, a "law-enforcement officer" means (i) any full-time or part-time
34 employee of a police department or sheriff's office which is part of or administered by the
35 Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, and who is responsible for the prevention and
36 detection of crime and the enforcement of the penal, traffic or highway laws of this Commonwealth
37 and (ii) any member of an auxiliary police force established pursuant to subsection B of § 15.1-159.2.
38 Part-time employees are compensated officers who are not full-time employees as defined by the
39 employing police department or sheriff's office.
40
§ 19.2-81.4. Policies and procedures for the Virginia State Police and local law-enforcement
41 officials.
42
The Virginia State Police and each local police and sheriff's department shall establish an arrest
43 policy and procedures to implement this section. Any local police or sheriff's department is
44 authorized to adopt an arrest policy that prescribes additional requirements under this section. Any
45 policies and procedures established under this section shall at a minimum provide guidance to
46 law-enforcement officers on the following:
47
1. The department's arrest policy;
48
2. The standards for determining who is the primary physical aggressor including (i) the intent of
49 the law to protect the health and safety of family and household members, (ii) prior complaints of
50 family abuse by the allegedly abusing person involving the family or household members and (iii) the
51 relative severity of the injuries inflicted on persons involved in the incident and whether any injuries
52
were inflicted in self defense;
53
3. The standards for completion of a required incident report to be filed with the department
54
including the existence of any special circumstances which would dictate a course of action other
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than arrest;
2
4. The department's policy on providing transportation to an allegedly abused person; and
3
5. The legal and community resources available to allegedly abused persons in the department's
4
jurisdiction.
5
§ 20-103. Court may make orders pending suit for divorce, custody or visitation, etc.
6
A. In suits for divorce, annulment and separate maintenance, and in proceedings arising under
7 subdivision A 3 or L of § 16.1-241, the court having jurisdiction of the matter may, at any time
8 pending a suit pursuant to this chapter, in the discretion of such court, make any order that may be
9 proper (i) to compel a spouse to pay any sums necessary for the maintenance and support of the
10 petitioning spouse, including an order that the other spouse provide health care coverage for the
11 petitioning spouse, unless it is shown that such coverage cannot be obtained, (ii) to enable such
12 spouse to carry on the suit, (iii) to prevent either spouse from imposing any restraint on the personal
13 liberty of the other spouse, (iv) to provide for the custody and maintenance of the minor children of
14 the parties, including an order that either party provide health care coverage for the children, (v) to
15 provide support for any child of the parties under the age of nineteen who is a full-time high school
16 student and who otherwise meets the requirements set forth in § 20-107.2, (vi) for the exclusive use
17 and possession of the family residence during the pendency of the suit, (vii) to preserve the estate of
18 either spouse, so that it be forthcoming to meet any decree which may be made in the suit or (viii) to
19 compel either spouse to give security to abide such decree. In addition to the authority hereinabove,
20 the court may order parties with a minor child or children to attend educational seminars and other
21 like programs conducted by a qualified person or organization approved by the court, on the effects
22 of the separation or divorce on minor children, provided that no fee in excess of fifty dollars may be
23 charged for participation in any such program. No statement or admission by a party in such seminar
24 or program shall be admissible into evidence in any subsequent proceeding.
25
B. Upon In addition to the terms provided in subsection A, upon a showing by a party of
26 reasonable apprehension of physical harm to that party by such party's spouse family or household
27 member as that term is defined in § 16.1-228, and consistent with rules of the Supreme Court of
28 Virginia, the court may enter an order excluding that party's spousefamily or household member
29 from the jointly owned or jointly rented family dwelling. In any case where an order is entered under
30 this paragraph, pursuant to an ex parte hearing, the order shall not exclude a spouse family or
31 household member from the family dwelling for a period in excess of fifteen days from the date the
32 order is served, in person, upon the spouse person so excluded. The order may provide for an
33 extension of time beyond the fifteen days, to become effective automatically. The spouse person
34 served may at any time file a written motion in the clerk's office requesting a hearing to dissolve or
35 modify the order. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the court from extending an
36 order entered under this paragraph for such longer period of time as is deemed appropriate, after a
37 hearing on notice to the parties.
38
C. In cases other than those for divorce in which a custody or visitation arrangement for a minor
39 child is sought, the court may enter an order providing for custody, visitation or maintenance pending
40 the suit as provided in subsection A. The order shall be directed to either parent or any person with a
41 legitimate interest who is a party to the suit.
42
D. Orders entered pursuant to this section which provide for custody or visitation arrangements
43 pending the suit shall be made in accordance with the standards set out in Chapter 6.1 (§ 20-124.1 et
44 seq.) of Title 20. Orders entered pursuant to subsection B shall be certified by the clerk and
45 forwarded as soon as possible to the local police department or sheriff's office which shall, on the
46 date of receipt, enter the name of the person subject to the order and other appropriate information
47 required by the Department of State Police into the Virginia crime information network system
48 established and maintained by the Department of State Police pursuant to Chapter 2 (§ 52-12 et seq.)
49 of Title 52. If the order is later dissolved or modified, a copy of the dissolution or modification shall
50 also be certified, forwarded and entered in the system as described above.
51
E. An order entered pursuant to this section shall have no presumptive effect and shall not be
52 determinative when adjudicating the underlying cause.
53 2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective OR July 1, 1997.
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Norfolk Family Violence Alliance
Presents
"Independence Day"
CLOSING THE GAP
A Unified Response to
Family Violence
Wednesday, June 28, 1995
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia
CLOSING THE GAP:
Approaches and Solutions for Attorneys,
Magistrates, Medical Personnel, Law Enforcement
Officers, and the Judiciary
NORFOLK FAMILY VIOLENCE ALLIANCE
I. Mission Statement
The Norfolk Family Violence Alliance is an organization
composed of representatives from agencies serving families
involved in domestic violence and community volunteers and is
committed to the prevention of family violence in the City of
Norfolk, through
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developing an effective and consistent prevention,
intervention and treatment policy which will be based on
research and community experience;
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facilitating the coordination of policy and action
between agencies, departments and the courts and with
victims of family violence;
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improving the response to family violence 50 as to
reduce incidents thereof;
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advocating for improved policies, services and increased
resources for families involved in domestic violence;
and
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increasing community and professional awareness about
family violence and its prevention.
PROLOGUE
Change will occur if the status quo of social customs and institutions that have supported
domestic violence is challenged.
Change occurs:
A. With breaking the silence and hearing and believing women who are abused.
B. Confronting the assailant responsible for the abuse.
E.
C. A process of equalizing and healing and overcoming an imbalance of power
in our society.
FAMILY VIOLENCE
There is probably no other arena of human affairs that has proved to be so challenging of the authority
and effectiveness of law enforcement. Progress and change come slowly, but as education takes place
the progress and change will surely come so that victims of family violence will be safe.
NORFOLK FAMILY VIOLENCE ALLIANCE CONFERENCE
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY
JUNE 28, 1995-8 A.M. TO 5 P.M.
HONORARY CHAIR: PETER G. DECKER, JR. EsQ.
8:00-9:00
Registration
Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:15
Welcome
Paul Fraim, Mayor, City of Norfolk
Opening
Honorable Lester V. Moore, Jr.
Chief Judge, Norfolk Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court
Video:
"Independence Day"
Panel Discussion
A Community's Approach
Moderator
Kevin Moran, Director
Norfolk Juvenile & Domestic Court Service Unit
9:15-10:30
Panel
Norfolk-Chief of Police Melvin High
Chesapeake-Chief of Police I.M. Shipley, Jr.
Portsmouth-Chief of Police Dennis Mook
Virginia Beach-Sergeant Ray Greenwood
10:30
Break
10:45-11:45
Breakout Sessions (Concurrent-you may choose to attend one of the following)
Law Enforcement "Effective Intervention"
Detective Mike J. Coker, Portsmouth Police Department
Medical
"Patient to Plantiff"
Karen Pharr R.N., B.S.N.
Div. of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Magistrate
"Effective Assessment"
John Robert Lewis J.N.R.
Magistrate Technical Assistant, Supreme Court of Virginia
Attorneys
"The Batterer, The Victim, The Client"
Honorable Charles E. Poston, Norfolk Circuit Court
12:00-12:30
Luncheon
(provided)
12:40
Keynote Speaker
Honorable Harry Carrico, Chief Justice Virginia Supreme Court
Intoduction, Peter G. Decker, Jr.
"Virginia Commission on Family Violence Prevention"
Six Objectives
1:45
Break
2:00-3:30
Roundtable Discussion "Community Solutions"
Moderator
Harriet Russel, Executive Director
Commwealth of Virginia Commission on Family Violence Prevention
Panel
Mike Coker, Portsmouth Police Department
Linda Horsey, Survivor
John Robert Lewis, J.R.N. Magistrates
Judge Charles Poston, Judiciary
Karen Pharr R.N., B.S.N., EVMS
3:30-4:00
Questions
GOALS FOR THE CONFERENCE
BY IMPROVING THE COOPERATION AND COORDINATION
AMONG ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE SYSTEM WHO
DEAL WITH FAMILY VIOLENCE.
NORFOLK
FAMILY
VIOLENCE
ALLIANCE
P. O. BOX 809
NORFOLK VA 23501
804-683-8511
VIDEO - 'independence day'
by Martina McBride
9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
PANEL DISCUSSION: "A COMMUNITY'S APPROACH"
MODERATOR - Kevin Moran, Director, Norfolk Juvenile & Domestic
Relations Court Service Unit
PANEL
CHESAPEAKE POLICE - Captain Louis J. Tayon, Jr.
NORFOLK POLICE - Chief Melvin High
PORTSMOUTH POLICE - Chief Dennis Mook
VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE - Sergeant Ray Greenwood
10:00a.m. - QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION
NORFOLK
FAMILY
VIOLENCE
ALLIANCE
P. O. BOX 809
NORFOLK VA 23501
804-683-8511
A.
Breakout Session
Law Enforcement - "Effective Intervention"
Mike Coker, Detective,
Portsmouth Police Department
1. Protective Orders - served - how - when
2. Am I a Social Worker?
3. Procedures: - pro-arrest
liability
- mandatory arrest
probable cause
- presumptive arrest
4. Safety of victim - child(ren)
5. Interviewing:
Offender - other violence incidents
- other petitions/warrants
- empathy, non-judgment belief
- police see victim - she's upset, he's calm
6. Return calls - how handled
7. Suggest resources for victim
8. Address emergency protective orders, trespassing, stalking
NORFOLK
FAMILY
VIOLENCE
ALLIANCE
P. O. BOX 809
NORFOLK VA 23501
804-683-8511
B.
Breakout Session
Medical:
Patient to Plaintiff"
Karen Pharr, R.N., B.S.N.
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Eastern Virginia MedicalSchool
Medical - Emergency Room doctors, nurses, hospital
security
Suspect abuse? How to cope - How to diagnose
1. Film - profiles
2. Poloroid
3. Documenting injuries - copy of record to victim
4. The court process
5. Interviewing victim: acceptance, belief, empathy, non-judgment
6. Safety plan and sample resource packet for victim
7. Is victim returning to a safe place? or shelter?
NORFOLK
FAMILY
VIOLENCE
ALLIANCE
P. O. BOX 809
NORFOLK VA 23501
804-683-8511
C.
Breakout Session
Magistrates: "Effective Assessment"
John Robert Lewis, J.N.R.
Magistrate Technical Assistant
Supreme Court of Virginia
Enhance magistrates ability to relay information to victim,
promotes good PR for criminal justice system.
1. Interviewing: techniques, belief, non-judgment, patience
2. Assessment -- If not filed here? Where? What?
3. How will offender be held? How long?
4. Notifying victim of offenders release
5. Who serves warrant? Is there a time frame of delivery?
6. Codes and changes applicable to family violence cases
NORFOLK
FAMILY
VIOLENCE
ALLIANCE
P. O. BOX 809
NORFOLK VA 23501
804-683-8511
D.
Breakout Session
Attorneys - "The Batterer, The Victim, The Client"
Honorable Charles E. Poston
Norfolk Circuit Court
New attorneys, pro bono attorneys, summer interns and legal aid.
1. understanding Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
domestic violence process
2. effectiveness of protective orders and other codes
- advantages
- disadvantages
- effective
- ineffective
- what are guidelines of order
3. court process and procedures
- custody
can lead to more
- visitation
battering of victim
- mediation
and children?
4. enforcement of protective orders and other family violence
codes
5. you: defending the offender
NORFOLK
FAMILY
VIOLENCE
ALLIANCE
P. O. BOX 809
NORFOLK VA 23501
804-683-8511
Roundtable Discussion - "Community Solutions"
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Moderator: Harriet Russell, Executive Director
Commonwealth of Virginia
Commission on Family Violence Prevention
Ms. Russell will describe the national perspective and how it
relates to state and city and the challenges thereof and how
Virginia ranks.
Panel: 5 minutes on "Community Solutions".
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Questions and discussion
Panel:
Detective Mike Coker - Portsmouth Police Department
Linda Horsey Ed.D., LCSW
John Robert Lewis J.N.R.
Honorable Charles E. Poston
Karen Pharr R.N., B.S.N.
NORFOLK
FAMILY
VIOLENCE
ALLIANCE
P. O. BOX 809
NORFOLK VA 23501
804-683-8511
Invitation only
11:00 a.m. - 12 noon Judicial Intervention
Chief Justice Harry Carrico
"Domus Tutissimum Cuique Refugium Atque Receptaculum"
"The home of each person is his safest refuge and asylum"
Reception
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Conference faculty and committee, Norfolk
Family Violence Alliance and invited
guest.
CONFERENCE FACULTY
HONORABLE HARRY L. CARRICO
Chief Justice
Virginia Supreme Court
HONORABLE LESTER V. MOORE, JR.
Chief Judge
Norfolk Juvenile & Domestic Relaions Court
HONORABLE CHARLES E. POSTON
Norfolk Circuit Court
MELVIN HIGH
Chief of Police
Norfolk Police Department
I.M. SHIPLEY, JR.
Chief of Police
Chesapeake Police Department
DENNIS MOOK
Chief of Police
Portsmouth Police Department
RAY GREENWOOD
Sergeant
Virginia Beach Police Department
MIKE J. COKER
Detective
Portsmouth Police Department
KEVIN MORAN
Director
Norfolk Juvenile & Domestic Relations
Court Service Unit
KAREN PHARR, R.M., B.S.N.
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
JOHN ROBERT LEWIS, J.R.N.
Magistrate Technical Assistant
Supreme Court of Virginia
PETER G. DECKER, JR., ESQUIRE
Former Chair
Virginia Board of Corrections
Virginia Board of Education (Present)
LINDA HORSEY, ED.D., LCSW
The Thereapy Center
Norfolk, Virginia
HARRIET RUSSELL
Executive Director
Commonwealth of Virginia
Commission on Family Violence Prevention
CURRICULUM VITAE
Harry Lee Carrico
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia. Born
Washington, D.C., 9-4-16. Parents, William T. Carrico
and Nellie N. Willett Carrico. Married Betty Lou Peck 5-
18-40. Widowed 2-22-87. One child, Lucretia Carrico.
Married Lynn Brackenridge 7-1-94. Educated Fairfax
County, Virginia, public schools. J.D. George
Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.. 1942.
Honorary degrees: LL.D. University of Richmond,
Richmond, Virginia, 1973; LL.D. George Washington
University, Washington, D.C., 1987; LL.D. College of
William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1993. Private
practice, Rust & Rust, 1941-43. Judge, Trial Justice and
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of Fairfax County,
Virginia, 1943-51. Private practice, 1951-56. Judge,
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, 1956-61. Justice
Supreme Court of Virginia, 1961-81; Chief Justice, 1981
to present.
Member, Judicial Council of Virginia, 1970-81;
chairman, 1981 to present. President, Conference of
Chief Justices, 1989-90. Chairman, National Center for
State Courts, 1989-90. Member, Committee on Federal-
State Jurisdiction, Judicial Conference of the United
States, 1987 to present. Co-chairman, National Judicial
Council for State and Federal Courts, 1991 to present.
Member, Board of Directors, Northern Virginia 4-H
Educational Center, 1992 to present. Member, Commission
on Family Violence Prevention, 1994 to present.
Served to Ensign, United States Naval Reserve, World
War II, 1945-46.
Distinguished Virginian Award, Virginia Association
of Broadcasters, 1989. Outstanding Virginian Award, 4-H
Club Outstanding Virginia Committee, 1990. Distinguished
Service Award, Association of Family and Conciliation
Courts, 1990. Given singular title of Chief Justice of
Virginia by General Assembly of Virginia, 1990. Herbert
Harley Award, American Judicature Society, 1991; National
4-H Alumni Award, 1993. Medal of Honor, National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution, 1995.
Member, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity. Member,
Order of the Coif (hon.). Member, Omicron Delta Kappa
(hon.). Member, George Mason Memorial Society (hon.).
Created Commission on the Future of Virginia's
Judicial System, 1987, and Virginia Domestic Violence
Coordinating Council, 1993. Co-founder, Virginia State
Bar Mandatory Course on Professionalism, 1988, first
course of its kind in the nation.
Kevin J. Moran
COURT SERVICES DIRECTOR
Claudette Overton
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Charles J. Kehoe
DIRECTOR
COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
P. O. Box 809
Norfolk, Virginia 23501-0809
Department of Youth & Family Services
(80-1) 683 8311
Fax (804) 683-9396
Fourth Judicial District Court Service Unit
KEVIN J. MORAN
Mr. Kevin J. Moran, Director, Court Service Unit, 4th District and
current President of the Virginia Court Service Unit Director's
Association. Mr. Moran also, serves on numerous task force and
boards.
Mr. Moran was a probation officer with the 4th District CSU from
March, 1970 to March, 1972. Probation Supervisor from March, 1972 to
Jan. 1977. Chief of Juvenile Court Services from Jan, 1977 to June,
1978. Deputy Director from June, 1978 to Oct 1985.
Mr. Moran received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from East Carolina
University in 1969. His Masters of Social Work Degree from Virginia
Commonwealth University in 1978. He also studied at the University
of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the field of Criminal
Justice.
He has received numerous awards in the field of Juvenile Justice
to include; The Meritorious Award in the field of Juvenile Justice
Administration presented by the Virginia Juvenile Officers
Association. The Liberty Bell award presented by the Norfolk and
Portsmouth Bar Association for outstanding contributions in the
area of law and justice; and the Outstanding Community Service
award presented by the Optimist Club of Norfolk.
Mr. Kevin J. Moran is a native of Manchester, New Hampshire. He is
married with one thirteen year old daughter. Mr Moran played minor
league professional football from 1968 through 1971 with the
Norfolk Neptunes of Atlantic Coast football league. In 1977, he was
inducted into East Carolina University Athletic Hall of Fame.
"To Reduce Juvenile Delinquency and Protect the People of the Commonwealth"
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
SERGEANT GREENWOOD IS A 17 YEAR VETERAN OF THE VIRGINIA BEACH
POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE HAS SERVED AS A STREET OFFICER, CHILD ABUSE
DETECTIVE AND HOMICIDE DETECTIVE.
PRIOR TO BECOMING A POLICE OFFICER, SERGEANT GREENWOOD RECEIVED AN
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN
POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY.
IN 1988 HE WAS PROMOTED TO SERGEANT WHERE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS
HE HAS SUPERVISED THE FAMILY TRAUMA UNIT AND THE MISSING PERSONS
UNIT. HE HAS RECENTLY ADDED THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILD
PROTECTION UNITS TO HIS SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES.
THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT WAS FORMED IN JULY 1993, A PROPOSAL BY
SERGEANT GREENWOOD THAT WAS ADOPTED AND NOW IS A FOUR DETECTIVE
UNIT. THE CHILD PROTECTION UNIT HAS EVOLVED DUE TO LEGISLATIVE
CHANGES THAT REQUIRES SOCIAL SERVICES TO REPORT ALL MISDEMEANOR
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SERGEANT GREENWOOD RECEIVED THE 1994 CITY MANAGER'S CREATIVITY
AWARD FOR HIS WORK IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND WAS NOMINATED BY MAYOR
OBENDORF AND RECEIVED THE 1994 AMERICAN LEGION'S CIVIL SERVANT
AWARD.
IN REGARDS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERGEANT GREENWOOD HAS GIVEN MANY
PRESENTATIONS TO VARIOUS POLICE AND CITIZEN'S GROUPS. HE RECENTLY
PRESENTED HIS AGENCY'S PROGRAM TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S TASK FORCE
ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
SERGEANT GREENWOOD SEES HIS GREATEST BLESSING AS THE THREE
INTELLIGENT AND BEAUTIFUL WOMEN (TWO DAUGHTERS AND HIS WIFE) WHO
SHARE HIS LIFE AND PROVIDE so MUCH SUPPORT IN ALL HIS ENDEAVORS.
LIEUTENANT CHRISTOPHER CONNALLY
PORTSMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT
711 CRAWFORD STREET
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA 23704
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1980
United States Navy
1984
Norfolk Port and Industrial Authority.
Airport Police Department
1986
Appointed to Portsmouth Police Department.
Uniform Patrol Officer
1991
Promoted to Sergeant.
Commander, Uniform Patrol
Commander, Homicide & Robbery
1994
Promoted to Lieutenant.
Commander, Investigations Bureau
Homicide & Robbery Squad
Burglary Squad
Youth & Sex Crimes Squad
Larceny Squad
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminology from St. Leo
College, Summa Cum Laude, Administration
of Justice
Associate of Arts from Tidewater Community College
Graduate of New Providence, N. J. High School, 1980
AFFILIATIONS
Virginia Homicide Investigators Assoc.
Virginia Bank Security Assoc.
PERSONAL
Age 33
Native of New Jersey
Married to Michelle Connally
Children: 1 son, age 11 months
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
OF
CHIEF MELVIN C. MIGH
Melvin C. High was sworn in on June 15, 1993 as Norfolk's Chief of
Police.
Chief High and his family reside in the Bay Point area of the city.
His wife Brenda is a teacher and their daughter Tracy is a student
at Yale University.
Chief High is the youngest of two sons of a farmer and teacher from
a small town in Union County, Mississippi. He graduated from the
Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee with a degree
in Biology. Following graduation, he taught high school science
in Calhoun City, Mississippi until he was inducted into the Marine
Corps in 1967 and sent to Viet Nam.
After being discharged from the service, Chief High joined the
Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C. in 1969. He
retired from that department as Assistant Chief of Police and
Second in Command in May of 1993 to become Chief of Police for
Norfolk.
Chief High also holds a master's degree in Business and Public
Administration from the Southeastern University and has done other
graduate work in Criminal Justice Administration, Behavioral
Science and Management at the American University, the University
of Virginia and George Washington University, respectively. He is
a graduate of the Contemporary Executive Institute at George
Washington University, the Senior Executive Institute at the
University of Virginia and the FBI National Academy. Chief High
is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police,
the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police, the National
Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, and the
Association of FBI National Academy Graduates. He serves on the
Board of Directors of several national youth and victims assistance
organizations.
CAPTAIN LOUIS J. TAYON, JR.
Captain Tayon has been with the Chesapeake Police Department
for 26 years. Promoted to Captain in 1986, he has served as
Commanding Officer of the Training Academy, Uniform Patrol
Section, and Criminal Investigations Section. Captain Tayon is
currently the Commanding officer of the Administrative Services
Section where he is serves as the Administrative Assistant to the
Chief and is responsible for the Internal Affairs and
Intelligence Units.
Captain Tayon is a graduate of Old Dominion University and
obtained his Master of Science Degree in 1982. He has attended
numerous police schools, most notably the Administrative
Officer's Course at the Southern Police Institute and the Senior
Management Institute for Police in Massachusetts. He recently
completed a six month fellowship with the Police Executive
Research Forum in Washington, D.C. where he was responsible for
conducting management studies of several police agencies across
the United States. He is an Assessor for the National Commission
on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and serves as an
Adjunct Faculty member at Tidewater Community College, teaching
the Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedure course.
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CHARLES E. POSTON
Norfolk Circuit Court
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PERSONAL:
Born,
(b)(6)
Married to Anita
O. Poston, a practicing attorney. Two sons and one daughter.
EDUCATION:
J.D., College of William and Mary, 1974.
M.A. (History), University of Virginia, 1970.
B.A. (History), University of Richmond, 1968.
Public schools of Columbia, South Carolina.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa (scholarship) and Omicron Delta Kappa
(leadership).
Contributor, Governors of Virginia Since 1865, Younger, et al,
eds., University of Virginia Press.
PROFESSIONAL: Judge, Norfolk Circuit Court, since June 1994.
Judge, Norfolk Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court,
April 1988 to June 1994.
Member, Judicial Council of Virginia. Former member, Advisory
Committee on Rules of Court. Former member, Virginia Judicial
Inquiry and Review Commission. Former member, Judicial Liaison
Committee to Department of Youth and Family Services. Former
Chairman, Law Revision Committee of the Judicial Conference of
Virginia for District Court Judges.
Practiced law in Norfolk, Virginia, from June 1974 to April 1988.
MEMBERSHIPS: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Virginia
District Court Judges Association, Virginia Association of Juvenile
and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, Virginia State Bar,
Virginia Bar Association, Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association.
COMMUNITY:
Member, First Lutheran Church, Norfolk, Virginia.
Former Chairman, Citizens Advisory Council of Norfolk Juvenile
and Domestic Relations District Court.
Former Vice-Chairman, Virginia Health Services Cost Review
Council.
Former Administrative Hearing Officer for Virginia regulatory
agencies.
MILITARY:
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve (retired). Saw service in
Viet Nam.
MIKE J. COKER
PERMANENT ADDRESS
144 Armstrong Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704
(804) 397-3545
GOAL: An opportunity to expand my teaching career, while training law enforcement and
other helping professionals, on the theories and dynamics of domestic violence.
EDUCATION:
Associate Degree in Police Administration
Tidewater Community College (currently in final semester)
Virginia State Certified:
General Instructor
Domestic Violence Instructor
Defensive Driving Instructor
JOB ASSIGNMENT:
Member of the Portsmouth Police Department since 1982
Currently assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division as School Liaison Detective.
Uniform Patrol Division for 10 years
Master Patrol Officer
Past Field Training Officer
Special Response Officer
LECTURING EXPERIENCE
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
1992-to Present Provided domestic violence training to law enforcement officers and other
helping professional across the state of Virginia. Workshops were set up at various regions
throughout the state, helping agencies to get a better understanding of the theories and
dynamics of domestic violence. Emphasis was placed on civil liability and the advantages of
a pro arrest policy.
Hampton Roads Academy of Criminal Justice
1989 1994 Lectured on:
Domestic Violence, Interview and Interrogation, Juvenile Law, Sexual Assault, and
interviewing child victims. The audience included basic recruits, patrol/detectives and first
line supervisors.
University of Delaware (adjunct instructor)
1994 Lectured on: Field Training Officer program to auxiliary officers, regular officers and
training supervisors in the South Brunswick, New Jersey area.
Keynote Speaker at various workshops throughout the State of Virginia, on domestic
violence and sexual assault issues.
References Available
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A member of the Board of Directors of the Help Emergency Response (HER) Battered Women's
Shelter in Portamouth, VA.
COMMISSION ON FAMILY VIOLENCE
A member of the Virginia Commission on Family Violence chaired by Attorney General James
S. Gilmore, III. Emphasis is being placed on a more uniformed response to domestic violence by
law enforcement and the courts, throughout the State of Virginia.
SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Linda Horsey, Ed.D., L.C.S.W., A.C.S.W.
THE THERAPY CENTER
Norfolk, Virginia 23504
(804) 625 - 2907
EDUCATION
Columbia University, Teachers College, - New York, New York.
Doctorate in Educational Administration - 1995
Columbia University, Graduate School of Social Work, New
York, New York.
Masters of Science - 1973
Franklin College, Franklin Indiana.
Baccalaureate of Arts - 1971
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the following
states:
Virginia - Active
New York - Inactive
Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Current:
Executive Director and Licensed Clinical Social Worker:
The Therapy Center, Virginia. Psychotherapist
specializing in women's issues and adolescent
concerns, program design, professional
education and consultation.
Employee Assistance Program Affiliate: Human Management
Systems of America. Crisis Debriefing and EAP
affiliate services for the United States Post Office in
Norfolk, Virginia.
Past:
School Social Worker: Norfolk Public Schools, Virginia.
Field Instructor: Norfolk State University, Graduate
School of Social Work, Virginia.
Adjunct Instructor: Norfolk State University, Graduate
School of Social Work, Virginia.
Resource Trainer: Young Women's Christian Association,
Virginia.
Director of Social Services: Young Adult Institute, New
York.
Adjunct Instructor: Adelphi University, New York.
Field Instructor: Columbia University. New York.
Assistant to Program Coordinator: Harlem Interfaith
Counseling Service.
Social Worker: Early Care Center. New York. Counseled
parents of emotionally disturbed pre-school children.
PROGRAMS WRITTEN AND IMPLEMENTED
1994
Life Education for Adolescents:
State funded
therapy and family education program for
adolescents on probation and parole in Norfolk,
Virginia.
PROFESSIONAL STUDY ABROAD
1979
Sweden - Council of International Programs
Investigated social service delivery systems.
CURRICULUM VITAE
JOHN ROBERT LEWIS, JR.
Magistrate Technical Assistant
Supreme Court of Virginia
100 North Ninth Street
Richmond, VA 23219
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts (1979), Magna Cum Laude, (Classics), Phi Beta Kappa,
Washington and Lee University. Juris Doctor (1981), Cum Laude,
Washington and Lee University.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Private practice of law (1981-1984); Chief Magistrate, 25th Judicial District
(1984 - 1991); Magistrate Technical Assistant, Supreme Court of Virginia
(1991 - present).
COMMITTEES:
Magistrate Advisory Committee Member to the Committee on District Courts
(1987 - 1991); Magistrate Study Committee (1989-1991); Magistrate
Education Committee (1988-1990).
MEMBER:
Virginia State Bar
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Lecturer, Domestic Violence Seminar, Virginia Magistrate Conference (1989);
Facilitator, Domestic Violence Seminar, Virginia Magistrate Conference
(1992); Lecturer, Adult Arrest Procedures Continuing Legal Education Course
for Magistrates (1992); Lecturer, Bail Procedure Continuing Legal Education
Course for Magistrates (1993); Lecturer, Alcohol-Related Driving Offenses
Continuing Legal Education Course for Magistrates (1994); Lecturer, Spring
Training/Retreat for Virginians Against Domestic Violence and Virginians
Aligned Against Sexual Assault (1995)
CURRICULUM VITAE
KAREN KENNEY PHARR
EDUCATION
1981
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
1994
NCC Certification Exam - High Risk Obstetrics
1994 - Present
Old Dominion University
Full time Graduate Student - Master of Science in Nursing Program
1975
Association Montessori Internationale
Diploma, Primary Level Teacher
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1995 - Present
Education Coordinator, High Risk Obstetrics
Women's Health Center
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia
1993 - Present
Director of Perinatal Nursing and Outreach Coordinator,
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of OB/GYN,
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
1992 - 1993
Maternal Transfer Nurse, Outreach Coordinator and
Associate Director of Nursing, Division of Maternal-Fetal
Medicine, Department of OB/GYN, Eastern Virginia
Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
1991 - 1992
Maternal Transfer Nurse and Outreach Coordinator,
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of
OB/GYN, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk,
Virginia
1989 - 1991
Liaison Nurse, Operative and Cardiopulmonary Clinic,
Maternal and Infant Care Project, Grady Memorial
Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
1989 - 1990
Research Coordinator, Emory University Department of
OB/GYN, Center for Disease Control, Grady Memorial
Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
1987 - 1989
Assistant Director, Preterm Prevention Program, Emory
University, Department of OB/GYN, Maternal and Infant
Care Project, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
1983 - 1987
Antepartum Fetal Monitoring Specialist, Emory
University Regional Perinatal Center, Grady Memorial
Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
1982 - 1982
Liaison Nurse, Fetal Medicine Clinic, Maternal and Infant
Care Project, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
1981 - 1982
Charge Nurse/Alternate Clinical Supervisor, Labor,
Delivery, Recovery, Obstetric ICU, Grady Memorial
Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
APPOINTMENTS/AFFILIATIONS
1994- Present
Faculty Practice Plan, Strategic Planning Team #4
Eastern Virginia Medical School
1994 -Present
Vice Coordinator, Tidewater Chapter, AWHONN
(Association of Women's Health, Obstetrical & Neonatal Nursing)
1993 -Present
Alternate Board Member
Virginia Perinatal Association
1992 - Present
Affiliate Staff Member, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital,
Norfolk, Virginia
1988 - 1990
Clinical Associate Faculty, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AWHONN (Association of Women's Health, Obstetrical & Neonatal
Nursing)
Virginia Perinatal Association
International Nursing Network on Violence Against Women
PETER G. DECKER, JR.
BIRTHPLACE/DATE:
Norfolk, Virginia, August 13, 1935
PARENTS:
Peter G. Decker & Rose Decker. natives of Hardine, Lebanon
EDUCATION:
Maury High School, 1954
Old Dominion University, 1956
William & Mary College, 1958
Marshall Wythe School of Law, 1960
ASSOCIATIONS:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Boards of Governors
and Directors for over 25 years and is a former National
Executive Vice President in charge of fund-raising; Board of
Trustees of International College of Beirut; Scope Civic
Facilities Commission; Downtown Norfolk Council; Virginia
Zoological Society; Greater Norfolk Corporation; Tidewater
Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program; The National
Conference of Christians and Jews; Board of Directors of
Norfolk Festevents, Ltd.
Appointed to the Board of Corrections of the State of Virginia
by Governor Chuck Robb in 1982 and held the position of
Chairman from 1987 until 1993.
Appointed to the Public Safety Committee by Mary Sue Terry,
Attorney General in 1993
Appointed by Governor Wilder to the Virginia Board of
Education in 1993
Appointed by Speaker of the House, Thomas W. Moss, to the
newly-developed Sentencing Commission for the state of
Virginia in 1994
Appointed to the Virginia State Crime Commission Special
Task Force by Delegate Marian Van Landingham in 1995
Appointed to the Norfolk Public Housing Task Force in 1995
Phi Kappa Alpha Fraternity; Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity;
Brother to National ESA Sorority
PERSONAL:
Married to the former Bess P. Kolantis, also a native of
Virginia; three sons, Peter G. Decker, III, Paul A. Decker and
Phillip A. Decker.
Harriet Russell
Harriet Russell was named Executive Director of the Commission
on Family Violence Prevention in August, 1994. She is a
graduate of Georgetown University with a degree in Nursing.
She was a Pediatric Nursing Instructor and newborn intensive
care clinical specialist. Ms. Russell was a founding member
of Prevent Child Abuse, Virginia, worked with that organiztion
and VADV for passage of the Family Violence Prevention Fund
and Family & Children's Trust Fund legislation. She has
served as a citizen appointee to the Governor's Advisory Board
on Child Abuse and Neglect, the Supreme Court's Advisory
Committee on Permanency Planning for Families and Family Court
Pilot Program. Prior to joining the Supreme Court, Harriet
was director of Prevention and Children's Resources with the
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance
Abuse Services.
CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
JOSEPHINE PHIPPS
Assistant Director
SAFE /Friends of the Norfolk Juvenile Court, Inc.
SHARON CHAMBERLIN,
Lieutenant
Norfolk Police Department
NICOLE POULIN
Assistant Coordinator
SAFE /Friends of the Norfolk Juvenile Court, Inc.
KATHY FROEDE
Partners in Hope
Luthern Council of Tidewater
MARTY RAISS
PACE/Outreach
City of Norfolk
RAY HARTZ
Tidewater Legal Aid
Luthern Council of Tidewater
KAREN PHARR, R. N., B.S.N.
Eastern Virginia Medical School
MARILYN OVERSTREET
Director
SAFE /Friends of the Norfolk Juvenile Court, Inc.
JENNIFER L. MCMURRAY, R. N. MSSN,
CNNP
Children's Hospital of Kings Daughters
DENISE PARKER
FHC/TPI Health Systems
NANCY COURT
Director
Norfolk Victim/Witness Program
FAMILY VIOLENCE HOTLINE
1-800-838-8238
THE
COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
Commission on Family Violence Prevention
COMMISSION ON FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION
COMMISSION CHARGE:
- study domestic violence
- identify existing services and resources to address family violence
- investigate ways to coordinate the delivery of services and resources
- increase public awareness of available services
- determine services, resources and legislation needed to address, prevent and treat family
violence
COMMISSION FORMAT:
Commission to meet quarterly; each meeting will allot time for:
Subcommittee Meetings
Subcommittee reports to Commission as a whole
Public Comment and Local Program Presentation Period
STRUCTURE:
Subcommittees:
Public and Professional Awareness Subcommittee
Community Response Subcommittee
Technical Assistance and Training Subcommittee
Law Enforcement Subcommittee
Data Collection and Monitoring Subcommittee
Legislative/Judicial Subcommittee
Task Groups:
-Roles and Rules of the Judicial System for the Non-Legally Trained (Brochure)
-Task Force on Violence Education and Awareness for Physicians
-Anti-stalking Efforts
-Effective Enforcement of Protective Orders
-Status and Incidence/Prevalence Data
Workplan for the Commission on Family Violence Prevention
VISION
In the future violence within families will become totally unacceptable behavior. Public
attitudes will reflect a commitment to ensure that homes are safe. This commitment will be
evidenced by vigorous leadership and comprehensive, coordinated policies addressing the
prevention of family violence at both the state and local levels.
The goal of the Commission is to provide direction and leadership for the development,
implementation and coordination of policies, legislation, programs and resources directed to
family violence and related issues (domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse and
stalking) at both the state and local levels.
Objective 1
To increase public and professional awareness related to the complex dynamics, implications,
prevention and treatment of family violence.
Products by 1/1/96:
- Coordinated statewide public awareness campaign
- Brochure on the roles and rules of the judicial system in domestic violence for the non-
legally trained
- Strategy for increasing awareness of health care providers
- Co-sponsorship of the Healthy Families Conference and the Domestic Violence
Conference
Responsibility: Public and Professional Awareness Subcommittee
Objective 2
To develop community response plans that will assure an efficient, responsive, comprehensive,
coordinated response to family violence and related issues.
Products by 1/1/96:
- A Guide to coordinated community needs assessment and strategic planning to address
family violence
- Community implementation guide for effective anti-stalking efforts.
- Model community procedures for effective enforcement of protective orders.
Responsibility: Community Response Subcommittee
Objective 3
To provide training and technical assistance for the implementation of community response plans.
Products by 1/1/96:
- Three professional groups will have received training related to their role in
implementing the model protocols.
- Two communities will have received technical assistance to undertake a comprehensive
local needs assessment and five year strategic plan.
Responsibility: Technical Assistance and Training Subcommittee
Objective 4
To review and analyze law enforcement responses related to domestic violence, and develop
recommendations designed to assure the safety and protection of victims and their children.
Products by 1/1/96:
-A review of local law enforcement policies related to domestic violence.
-Description of the essential components of an effective law enforcement response
to domestic violence.
-Idenfitication of essential points and methods of coordination among law enforcement,
prosecutorial, judicial and victim services systesm.
Recommendations related to effective methods of tracking the incidence and disposition
of domestic violence cases at the local level.
Responsibility: Law Enforcement Subcommittee
Objective 5
To collect, analyze and disseminate information related to the prevention and treatment of family
violence in Virginia.
Products by 1/1/96:
- A data base of existing programs, services, coordinating councils and resources in
Virginia.
- A catalogue of replication materials for research based model programs and services.
- A preliminary report on the status of data collection methods that track the incidence and
prevalence of family violence in Virginia.
Responsibility: Data Collection/Monitoring Subcommittee
Objective 6
To provide a forum for the development, tracking and implementation of legislation related to
family violence.
Products by 1/1/96:
- A legislative and budget agenda for the 1996 Session of the General Assembly.
Responsibility: Legislative/Judicial Subcommittee
PROJECTED COMMISSION ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY 1/96:
* Three "Virginia Commission on Family Violence Prevention" Community Response plans will
be developed, endorsed by the Commission and distributed statewide.
*
At least two communities will have received technical assistance to convene and undertake a
multi-disciplinary, broad based, comprehensive needs assessment and will have begun to develop
a strategic plan to address their needs and implement Community Response plans.
*
At least three professional groups will have received training related to family violence issues
and the Commission's Community Response plans.
*
A unified data base of existing resources/services (domestic violence, sexual assault,
victim/witness, child abuse and mental health) will be developed.
*
A data base of existing coordinated community approaches to family violence will be
established.
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The Commission will have co-sponsored at least two statewide conferences in collaboration with
voluntary statewide advocacy groups.
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A statewide public awareness campaign will be implemented in collaboration with statewide
advocacy organizations and media associations.
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An informational brochure about the roles and rules of the judicial system in family violence
for the general (non-legally trained) public will be published and distributed.
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A preliminary report on the status of existing data collection related to the prevalence and
incidence of family violence will be completed.
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The Commission will have developed a legislative and budget agenda for introduction in the 96
session of the General Assembly.
DYNAMICS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
What We Know and Need to Know
Keynote Address
National Conference on Family Violence:
Health and Justice
M. Joycelyn Elders, MD
you, I was her best friend and I saw her six days
Surgeon General
a week and I didn't recognize the problem. And
U.S. Public Health Service
it's obvious that I have not been alone.
I certainly want to thank Dr. McAfee for that
So we have a major job of making sure that we
elegant introduction and I want to thank the
educate our professionals. This is an important
AMA, most of all, for holding this very impor-
beginning. The AMA Guidelines, compendium
tant conference: Looking at family violence and
and other materials that have been put together
involving the health care system, the justice
are going to help us as health professionals learn
The reason why it's
system, the social service system, the media,
about violence. But we know that that's not
enough. We've got to make sure that our justice
so important that
education - all of those involved - to try to
professionals learn about violence. But we know
we rid our
work together to create a coalition on family
violence. And I know, from some of the work
they can't do it alone - that we've all got to
communities of this
that you've done, that you're moving very
become involved if we're going to make a
tragedy, is that we
rapidly toward that.
difference. When I think about them out there
know that women
for years trying to do it alone, 1 tell people it's
Everyone that I've spoken to has already
who are abused are
like public health - it's like dancing with a bear.
planned what they're going to do when they get
And when you're dancing with a bear you can't
far more likely to
back to their communities. And I want you to
get tired and sit down. You have to wait until
abuse their
know that we all very much appreciate you for
the bear gets tired. And then you sit down. So
children. Children
being able to be the lightening rod for your
we've got to go out and find some new partners
who are abused are
community - and realizing that all the rest of us
to help us dance with this bear so we can wear
here will be the thunder behind you. So don't
far more likely to
him out and run him out of our communities.
get discouraged when you go back and things
become abusers.
So just keep working, because that's just what
don't happen as quickly as you think they're
And we wonder
we're going to have to do.
going to happen. Just because we're all excited,
why we're having
you're going to have to go back and get every-
We've got to educate the ministers, so when
so much increased
body in your community just as excited as you've
victims go to them and begin to tell them about
been. And I think you can do that - 1 don't feel
the problem, that they don't pat them on the
violence among our
it will be a hard problem. But we certainly know
head and say, "Honey, go home, it's going to be
adolescents. Part of
that it's something that we've got to do.
all right." We've got to educate the policemen,
the problem is that
so that when they go into a home they will
our adolescents are
We appreciate the goals of this conference. First
understand what they need to do. Because in
the vectors that
of all, of educating professionals to recognize
many of our very rural communities, we find
family violence. I know that many of you are
carry the violence
that women are abused and the best friend of
like me - you really didn't feel that was a
the husband is the chief of police. So nothing
from their homes to
problem. You felt that doctors, nurses, whom-
gets done. We have got to make sure that we
the schools and into
ever - could recognize family violence as a
educate all of our community, also the friends -
the community.
problem.
get them all involved - so that we can begin to
But I want to tell you about my very best friend
rid our communities of this tragedy.
in the world. She lived across the street from
The reason why it's so important that we rid our
me. She had been seen multiple times in
communities of this tragedy, is that we know
emergency rooms. We often went to work
that women who are abused are far more likely
together - she'd drive or 1 would drive. Every
to abuse their children. Children who are
morning she'd tell me something, you know, she
abused are far more likely to become abusers.
fell down the steps or this happened, and I
And we wonder why we're having so much
would often tell her, "Oh, you're such a klutz."
increased violence among our adolescents. Part
But then something happened to make me
of the problem is that our adolescents are the
realize that was not the truth. And this had gone
vectors that carry the violence from their homes
on for several years - this was not a single
to the schools and into the community.
incident - and 1 began to put all of these things
If we ever expect to put an end to violence in
together. And one day she sat and told me all
this Nation, in our communities, then we have
about that. She had a chart that looked like that
to attend to the family. it all starts there. And
from her emergency room visits - and I'm telling
we must take a multi-disciplinary approach to
ending violence. The kind of approach that
The long-term or cyclical effects of violence in
draws from criminal justice, education, social
the home are like the ripples from a rock thrown
services, and health. Our experiences over the
in the water - they don't subside, they just get
past 20 years have taught us that the criminal
bigger. A review recently published in the
We must begin to
justice system alone cannot solve the problem of
Psychological Bulletin found that:
break the cycle of
violence. We see this in the prisons that are
violence that we
Convicted male felons report higher rates of
bursting at the seams, in our neighborhoods in
childhood physical abuse (particularly those
see going on in
decay, in the continued decline of the family, in
who had committed sexual offenses) than do
our society If. for
the ever-increasing numbers of children killing
non-institutionalized males.
children.
no other reason,
Childhood and adolescent physical abuse, as
we can't afford it.
We are living in an epidemic of violence - and it
well as parental marital violence, is related
It costs too much.
is taking it toll on our children. We have 10- and
to marital violence for both males and
We spend $13.5
12-year-old children in this nation planning their
females.
funerals. We have senior citizens afraid to leave
billion on health
their homes for fear they will be victimized on
Parental spouse abuse contributes to
care related to
the streets of their neighborhoods.
violence against non-family members in
violent crimes.
college students.
But the fears are just one part of it. All of you
have heard the appalling statistics about interper-
Childhood physical abuse is strongly linked
sonal violence.
to adolescent aggression, including date
violence.
And the numbers are startling:
Sexually or physically abused adolescents are
30% of all emergency room visits by women
more suicidal than their non-abused
result from domestic assaults.
counterparts.
More than 1300 women are murdered by
Adolescents are more likely than younger
their husbands or boyfriends each year.
children to be victims of physical, sexual, or
2.7 million cases of child abuse and neglect
emotional abuse.
are reported in a single year.
Today, in America, 14 children under the
Countless seniors are physically abused, or
age of 19 will die in suicides, homicides or
financially exploited every day.
accidental shootings. Many more than that
will be injured.
Firearms have become a serious problem:
Since the 1950s, suicide rates among our
On an average day, more than 50 people kill
youth have almost quadrupled, and homi-
themselves with guns.
cide rates among young men are 20 times as
Having a gun in your home makes it five
high as most other industrialized countries.
times more likely that someone in your
household will commit suicide and three
Almost all of these increases in both youth
suicide and youth homicide are attributable to
times more likely that someone in your
increases in firearm suicide and firearm homi-
household will be a homicide victim.
cide. Firearms have accounted for virtually all
The average child sees 8,000 murders and
the dramatic increase in homicides in African
100,000 acts of violence on television before
American males ages 15-24 from 1985.
finishing elementary school.
Fifty-seven percent of all African American
Over three million young children witness
teenage males who died in 1990 were killed
parental violence each year.
with guns. This is up from 48% in 1988.
These children will grow up thinking that you
This problem of violence has spilled over into
settle a fight or keep someone in line with fists -
the schools, and in increasing numbers and
or guns. And these children will grow up think-
proportions, kids are carrying guns to school. In
ing that violence is a natural part of life. Vio-
1989, an estimated 430,000 students took a
lence begets violence. We reap it where it is
weapon to school to protect themselves from
sown.
attack or harm at least once during a six-month
period. The other day we were talking about
centers were uninsured, underinsured, or
school violence, and I was just amazed to learn
Medicaid-eligible. About 85% of such
how much violence there is in our school
hospital costs are cost-shifted onto the
systems. One of the things we learned is that
privately insured.
160,000 students miss school every day because
In the District of Columbia alone, the costs
So we've got. to start
of their fear of violence. In 1992, there were 33
of criminal violence to hospitals totalled
with education.
persons killed at school, and you probably
$20.4 million in 1989.
We've got to educate
already heard that more than 100,000 guns are
in schools. It used to be 135,000; our metal
And the total medical cost of all violence
ourselves. We've got
in the U.S. was $13.5 billion in 1992 - $3
to educate our
detectors reduced this somewhat, but we've still
not solved the problem.
billion due to suicides and suicide attempts;
schools; educate
$10.5 billion due to interpersonal violence,
our parents;
We looked at children at a certain large city
including murder, rape, assault, robbery,
educate our
school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and they
drunk driving and arson.
reported that they had 5,716 African American
legislators. We've
males in their school and only 135 of those male
So what are some of the things we can do? I feel
got to make sure
students earned a B or above average. The
that we've done a very important job by
that everybody is
average grade for minority students in this
bringing together this group; beginning to form
aware that violence
school, which made up 55% of the student body,
coalitions, beginning to admit that we've got a
is not just a
was D-plus. And we know children who succeed
problem.
in school are at far less risk for violence. In
criminal justice
And I want you to know that's an important
1988, out of 700,000 black female students who
problem. It's a
issue: To make people aware and to make them
were in colleges and universities, there were
admit that they've got a problem. Because I tell
public health
only 450,000 black males. There are far more
everybody about when I went to Arkansas as
problem: A problem
black females in medical school than there are
the health director - and I was talking about
that can be cured -
black males. We are about to lose a whole
teenage pregnancy and one of my legislators
a problem that can
generation of bright young black men because of
told me, "Dr. Elders, we didn't have a problem
our failure to address a very critical problem
be prevented - and
with teenage pregnancy until you became
that's going on in our schools.
a problem that we
health director."
can begin to work
I am desperately worried that our classic public
Well, they weren't aware of the problem. It took
health motto of "send consistent messages at
on. It does not have
five years. But I want to tell you that while the
every level" when we seek to change behavior is
to be endured.
nation's teenage pregnancy has been going up,
working in some terrible reverse here. We have
Arkansas' teenage pregnancy has gone down
children growing up in violent homes, with
8.6% per year for each of the past two and a half
violent images in the media and in their
years. And our abortion rate has dropped from
communities, becoming adolescents who can
21% to 14%. But that was an awareness issue.
obtain the tools of violence and "play for real."
We had to get everybody involved. 1 made all
And, if they survive their adolescence and
the preachers mad. I made all the teachers mad.
become adults, they may see their own children
I made all the legislators mad.
get caught in the same cycle.
But when they came to realize that I was talking
We must begin to break the cycle of violence
about a real fact that was going on in our state,
that we see going on in our society. If for no
other reason, we can't afford it. It costs too
they began to say, "We've got to do something
much. We spend $13.5 billion on health care
about this - you know, she is telling the truth."
related to violent crimes.
(They thought I was making it up.) And 1 think
this is the same kind of thing. People do not
The average cost of violent injury (fatal and
believe all the things that we're talking about.
non-fatal) was $44,000 in 1992.
So we've got to start with education. We've got
Direct health care costs alone due to violent
to educate ourselves. We've got to educate our
injuries are estimated to be $5.7 billion per
schools; educate our parents; educate our
year.
legislators. We've got to make sure that every-
In 1989, about 80% of gunshot and stabbing
body is aware that violence is not just a criminal
victims treated in some urban trauma
justice problem. It's a public health problem: A
problem that can be cured - a problem that can
self esteem. They may be less likely to resort to
be prevented - and a problem that we can begin
violence or become victims of violence. To
to work on. It does not have to be endured.
prevent family violence, such programs can focus
on belief systems and early dating behavior to
I want you to know that when I talk to our
promote the value of positive, supportive
nation's policymakers, I always draw an analogy
behavior as opposed to coercive or violent
We have to teach
between violence and traffic crashes. I tell them,
behavior as the basis of intimate relationships.
parents how to be
when the toll of traffic crashes skyrocketed
twenty-some years ago, the first thing we did was
3. We must educate our parents - educate
parents,
strengthen drivers' education classes and make
them how to deal with violence: The children
beginning with
them a requirement. Then we worked with the
who bring guns to school said they brought
prenatal classes.
automobile manufacturers to make cars safer,
guns to school to protect themselves, because
Having nurses
adding seat belts and child safety seats; we
they didn't feel safe. And most of them said
visit homes of
worked with the highway designers to make
that their parents approved of them having
expectant parents
highways safer. And then we cracked down on
some kind of weapon to protect themselves.
unsafe, usually drunken driving.
We have to make our schools safer so that
to talk about child
students don't resort to that.
rearing, the risks
Just as we reduced the number of deadly traffic
of child abuse and
crashes, 1 have maintained, we can engage in
We have to teach parents how to be parents,
similar process to reduce the deaths and injuries
beginning with prenatal classes. Having nurses
how to prevent it,
caused by violence. Traffic accidents are going
visit homes of expectant parents to talk about
is very promising
down, while our gun violence is going up. In the
child rearing, the risks of child abuse and how to
way to prevent
nation's Capitol, where you're sitting today, the
prevent it, is very promising way to prevent
violence in the
number of deaths related to guns is five times
violence in the home. The family support
home.
that related to car accidents. Those of you
programs that are cropping up around the
gathered here today can help me describe that
country offer another promising approach. These
process to our lawmakers - and you can share
programs provide parenting education and
with them what has been done and what remains
support for young parents and their children.
to be done to engage fully in that process.
4. We must help our children do better in school.
Let me conclude with my "prescriptions" for
We must offer and support early childhood
violence prevention, a few suggestions for
education programs like Head Start. Violence
treatment for already-violent families. Let me
prevention begins at the earliest ages, includ-
stress that those interventions for families that
ing prevention of family violence, and should
live with violence must be for both the victims
be a part of all preschool programs. If we know
and the perpetrators of abuse.
that children who are doing well in school are
less likely to be involved in violence, we've
1. We must keep the tools of violence out of
the hands of our children. The Brady law
got to make sure that they get a good start.
was a wonderful and courageous first step,
People have often heard me say that children are
but we must do more. We need to ban
half as tall as they will ever be by the time
semiautomatic assault weapons, that have no
they're three. They know half as much as they'll
other purpose but to kill. And children
ever know by the time they're four. Hope, will
should not be able to own handguns.
and drive have been determined by the time
2. We must incorporate violence prevention
they're five. And if we have not done the things
into our school curricula. I am convinced
we need to do early, we're doing too little, too
that schools offer us the best and easiest way
late. We've got to be involved early.
to reach as many children as possible.
5. We must provide comprehensive health
We need more classes in conflict resolution
education in all our schools, from kindergarten
designed to help children develop empathy with
through high school, and we've got to reduce
others, learn ways to control impulses, develop
the number of children being born to children.
problem-solving skills, and manage anger.
Someone asked me this morning if I could
Acquiring these skills provides students with
wave a magic wand, and get anything that 1
appropriate standards of behavior, a sense of self-
wanted to happen during my tenure as
control over their behavior, and improves their
Surgeon General, what would that be? Well,
I didn't have to think about it very long, be-
So what is the role of this group? I think you
cause I've thought about it a lot before. And
have to CARE. You have to care enough to
my answer was, "If I could make every child,
have the courage to do the things you need to
born in America, a planned, wanted child, I
do when we all get back home. And we all have
feel I would do more for this country than any
to do that. Always remember that one person
other single thing."
with courage makes a majority.
We would reduce poverty. And we would
You have to care enough to be AWARE of the
markedly reduce the number of people we have
problem. But it's not enough just to be aware of
We must provide
involved in our criminal justice system, because
the problem; many of us have been aware of this
comprehensive
92% of the young people in prison between the
problem, brooding down there, but we didn't
health education
ages of 19 and 35 were born to children. I was in
talk about it. We have to become advocates for
Colorado just the other day and they were
the problem, educating others about the
in all our schools,
looking at their gang activity, and they said that
magnitude and costs of this epidemic. But it's
from kindergarten
they had interviewed 79 gang members. And of
not enough just to be an advocate - we have to
through high
those 79 people, 75 of them were born to
develop an action plan that fits our community.
school, and we've
children. So the problem is not just the $34
What's right for my community may not be
got to reduce
billion that you pay for AFDC, WIC and
right for your community. You have to care
the number of
Medicaid to keep them poor, ignorant and
enough to do the thing that's right for your
enslaved, it's all of these other problems that are
children being born
community.
added onto the system. So I'm saying we've got
to children.
Beyond our care, I feel that each of us has to
to deal with that problem if we are going to
make a difference.
REACH OUT and be responsible. We have to
use all the resources that are available in our
6. Finally, we must develop programs to train
communities - the schools, the churches, the
young people, build their skills, and make jobs
criminal justice system - everybody. And
available for them.
certainly we physicians have not used all of the
If we want to prevent violence, we have to
resources. We used our own resources and many
times we didn't even refer to the social worker
provide hope. And hope means giving our young
people a future.
to get things done. We've got to make sure that
our emergency rooms are well trained to handle
My prescriptions then are intended to prevent
these cases, to ask the right questions to get the
violence through education. Let us agree to give
right answers so we can do the things we need
our policymakers two facts when we plead for
to do.
prevention:
And last but not least for the E in CARE - we
In 1992, the average annual cost to incar-
have to make sure that we're EDUCATED and
cerate a juvenile in California was about
that we educate and empower everyone in our
$90,000.
community so we can get the job done. And I
The annual California expenditure for
feel that you have to use every opportunity you
educating a child in 1992 was $5,029.
get to make sure the things we need to do get
done. To me, opportunities in life are like the
So I think, overall, education is a very good
hairs on a bald-headed man: they only go
investment.
around once and we have to grab them while
they're there. Thank you very much.
THE BATTERER: WHY DOES HE BATTER?
Exaggerated need to control and dominate spouse. Defines manhood in terms of dominance
and control over others, especially females.
Violence is an accepted part of male upbringing in our society and most others.
Learned response to stress.
Extreme emotional dependence upon victim. Relationship addiction.
His violence gets results--if only temporarily. He "gets his way".
The violence "feels good"--if only temporarily.
Lack of conflict negotiation skills. Lack of cooperative decision-making skills.
Expresses anger as aggression. Expresses most emotions, such as hurt feelings or sadness,
as anger.
Accepts abuse as normal due to childhood experiences.
Does not see himself as responsible for his own behavior. Feels other people or events
provoke him. Feels the abuse is justifiable. Blames the victim. Externalization.
Objectifies women--it's okay to hit an object.
1.8 million women
a year are beaten.
CHARACTERISTICS OF ABUSIVE MEN
Sociologically and historically, the law and public opinion support the mans's right to control his
spouse by physical force. As John Stuart Mill wrote in The Subjection of Women in 1869:
From the earliest twilight of human society, every woman
was found in a state of bondage to some man
the
vilest
malefactor has some wretched woman tied to him, against
whom he can commit without too much danger of legal penalty.
History and literature are replete with examples of the attitude that men will be strong and protective
and woman weak and passive. Little has changed since Mill penned his essay. the myths of male
dominance and female submissiveness continue to exist and provide a supportive backdrop against
which some men routinely abuse their spouses.
Professionals who treat batterers are beginning to recognize some common characteristics of abusive
men. It is important to note that, due to the reluctance of batterers to seek treatment, these
characteristics are based on work with a relatively small proportion of abusers. It is impossible to
formulate a definitive profile of the "abusive male", and experts in domestic violence rely on a
combination of characteristics.
Abusive men are found among all races, socioeconomic classes, and occupations. Most abusive
men do not view their abusive behavior as their own fault. They tend to feel weak and powerless,
resorting to violence to assure themselves of their own strength, control and masculinity. Abusive
men generally have intense, dependent relationships with their spouses. Their extreme dependency
is expressed through their need for nurturing, comfort, and constant reassurance. These men fear
loss of the relationship; this fear reinforces their self-doubt. They experience inner rage at having
to be so dependent. As a result of their rage and self-doubt, abusive men act in controlling ways to
exert power and to deny their own weakness. For example, abusive men exhibit jealous and
possessive behavior and attempt to monitor all of their spouse's activities. They may lack other
supportive relationships and maintain only superficial contact with persons outside the nuclear
family.
Abusive men tend to have difficulty in identifying and appropriately expressing emotions other than
anger. Anxiety, fear, frustration, even affection and intimacy are expressed behaviorally through
anger. Although these men may have sufficient verbal skills to function in their work or in other
relationships, they do not possess the verbal skills to express what they think or feel. In an infantile
manner, they expect constant gratification from their spouses, who are expected to know what they
want and need. Abusive men generally minimize the seriousness of their violent behavior to
themselves as well as to others.² They inconsistently experience remorse for their violent behavior,
at times apologizing and pleading for forgiveness, at times blaming the victim.
2 A. Gailey & L. Harris. Domestic Violence: Issues in Designing and Implementing Programs for
Male Batterers. Presented at the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Fleming and others note that many abusers were themselves abused in childhood.³ At best, they
come from dysfunctional family environments where appropriate problem solving was never
observed. The male may subsequently identify with the aggressive parent, wanting to be like him
and thus minimize his own fears. He may also identify with the powerlessness of the victim and be
frightened by the sense of dependency and inadequacy powerlessness creates. Since men have
cultural support for physically aggressive behavior, beating their spouses becomes a way by which
these men can minimize their own self-doubt, exert control over the source of their nurturance and
maintain a sense of balance, albeit a precarious one.
Since many battering men are usually charming and pleasant to others, and sometimes to their
mates, there is no consistent negative reinforcement for their violence. They can pretend for long
periods of time that their violent behavior is acceptable. Under this guise of approval, the violent
behavior of these men will continue.
RISK FACTORS FOR ABUSIVE MEN
Most abusive husbands are very concerned about maintaining their marriages. They often feel that
their relationship with their wives and children is the only relationship where they are in control. If
the wife attempts to leave, their response may range from pleading to harassment; some threaten to
commit suicide, manipulating the wife's guilt to convince her to stay.
The point at which the wife attempts to separate from her husband is the point of greatest risk for
her; however, it also presents risks for the husband. The following presents some points of greatest
risk for abusive men.
POINTS OF POTENTIAL HARM FOR ABUSIVE MEN
Wife has taken a passive role in previous incidents but now decides to fight back. Wife may be
prone to use a weapon (gun or knife) in self-defense.
Both spouses are actively engaged in fighting; husband, as well as wife, is at risk.
Wife's extended family or friends may come to her rescue; this may result in incidents of physical
assault, use of weapons, and/or homicide.
Husband may be harmed during the course of a third-party intervention, for example, by law
enforcement officers.
Husband may attempt suicide at point of separation, or when things are going poorly in the
relationship.
The cycle of abuse, attempted reconciliations and failures adds to the man's feelings of emotional
incompetence, worthlessness and failure.
3 J. B. Fleming.
LETHALITY INDEX--RISK ASSESSMENT GUIDE
THREATS (HOMICIDE OR SUICIDE)
If he has threatened to kill
If the threat was specific
If he has followed through on other threats
BATTERER HAS FANTASIES OF HOMICIDE/SUICIDE
If he talks about when, where, how
If he has acted out parts, but stopped
If the story is detailed and the means for carrying it out are available
WEAPONS (AVAILABLE/PRESENT)
If he has used one before
If he has access at all times to loaded gun
If he says he'll kill her before he will let anyone else have her
CENTRALITY OF PARTNER
If he idolizes or is heavily dependent on her
If he is isolated from others and enforces her isolation
If he says he "can't envision life without her" and/or becomes desperate or enraged when she
makes the move to leave
DEPRESSION
If he exhibits symptoms of depression
PATTERN OF VIOLENCE
If the pattern involves escalation in frequency and/or in severity
If there is a change in access to the woman or children
If the violence is reaching lethal levels
ESCALATION OF THE BATTERING
If he engages in behaviors that increase risks to himself
If he begins to disregard legal or social consequences that previously restrained him
PATTERNS OF INTERACTION IN VIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS
Dominant, Violent Husband/Overwhelmed Wife
In some relationships, the woman is overwhelmed by her husband's control and dominance. She is
unable to protect herself or her children against her husband's violence. Steinmetz describes a
process of brainwashing which occurs with this interaction pattern. It begins with isolation and fear.
The victim tends to feel guilty about the beatings and attempts to maintain equilibrium in the family.
A degree of learned helplessness immobilizes her.
The economic and emotional dependence of the victim seems to result in submissive, overdependent
behavior. Guilt and embarrassment further reinforce her fear and isolation, while repeated beatings
intensifies her perception of herself as worthless, incompetent and responsible for the problems in
their relationship, and sometimes even make her thankful that her spouse will continue to tolerate
her. She feels powerless to leave or to seek help. She may believe that, because she is at fault, she
does not deserve better treatment. These attitudes in turn provide the batterer with a rationalization
for his behavior. He believes his wife is "crazy", "out of control" and "not to be believed".⁴
In this interaction pattern, the husband may feel less remorseful about his violent actions. He
believes his actions are necessary to keep his wife in her place. Meanwhile the wife is prone to
project all blame onto herself. As the situation deteriorates, she becomes more immobilized and
depressed. Children from these families are quite likely to be neglected, with older children
delegated parental roles. The victim feels she could prevent the violence if she could change so as
not to elicit her husband's rage.
WHY WOMEN STAY
SITUATIONAL FACTORS:
Economic dependence
Fear of greater physical danger to themselves and their children if they attempt to leave
Fear of emotional damage to children
Fear of losing custody of children
Lack of alternative housing
Lack of job skills
Social isolation resulting in lack of support from family or friends and lack of information
regarding alternatives
Fear of involvement in court processes
Cultural and religious constraints
Fear of retaliation
EMOTIONAL FACTORS:
Fear of loneliness
Insecurity over potential independence and lack of emotional support
Guilt about failure of marriage
Fear that husband is not able to survive alone
Belief that husband will change
Ambivalence and fear over making formidable life changes
CHARACTERISTICS OF SPOUSES WITH DISCREPANT SEX ROLE PERCEPTIONS
WIFE
HUSBAND
- Usually the abused
- Usually the abuser
- Assumes the responsibility for
- Usually remorseful after
change in husband after incident
incident
- Higher occupational potential
- Lacks verbal/social skills
than spouse
- More capable than she perceives
- Lower level of occupational
attainment than perceived
- Held accountable by spouse for
or actual level of spouse
mishaps/problems in family
- Perceives himself as inade-
functioning
quate provider, husband and
father
- Relinquishes responsibility
for family functioning and
blames spouse for problems in
household
- Believes he cannot live up to
his nor his wife's
expectations
CHARACTERISTICS OF SPOUSES IN DOMINANT HUSBAND/OVERWHELMED WIFE
RELATIONSHIP
WIFE
HUSBAND
- Usually the abused
- Usually the abuser
- Promises to improve, placates
- Feels spouse deserves abuse
- May not function in household
- Blames spouse for home problems
- Adheres to spouse's ideas about
- Maintains total control over
running household
finances
- May be depressed, attempts to meet
- Feels spouse is crazy, out
spouse's demands
of control
- Accepts total responsibility for
- Has unrealistic expectations
relationship
and makes continuous un-
realistic demands
- Feels spouse is responsible for all
problems in relationship
CHILDREN IN VIOLENT
HOMES
Children are often the unintended victims of battering. Children in violent homes face
dual threats: the threat of witnessing traumatic events, and the threat of physical assault.
Children of abused women may:
Be injured during an incident of parental violence;
Be traumatized by fear for their mother and their own helplessness in protecting
her;
Blame themselves for not preventing the violence or for causing it;
Be abused or neglected themselves.
CHILD ABUSE IN VIOLENT HOMES
The risk of child abuse is significantly higher when partner assault is also reported.²
Nearly half of men who abuse their female partners also abuse their children.³
Nationally, 75% of battered women say that their children are also battered.⁴
Another study found that one-third of the families reporting a violent incident
between the parents also reported the presence of child abuse.⁵
Women being battered are less able to care for their children.⁶ Eight times as
many women report using physical discipline on their children while with their
batterer than when living alone or in a nonbattering relationship.⁷
WITNESSING PARENTAL VIOLENCE
Over 3 million children are at risk of exposure to parental violence each year. R
Children from violent families can provide clinicians with detailed accounts of
abusive incidents their parents never realized they had witnessed.9
LESSON STAYS WITH KIDS AS THEY MATURE
Domestic violence may send Mom to the hospital--or, finally, to the morgue. It may send Dad to
prison.
But simply seeing domestic violence can launch children into lifelong spirals of anxiety and guilt,
rage and depression--violence and victimization.
Sherry Preator's kids had seen her abused by boyfriend Clifford Crawford for six years. After they
broke up, Crawford harassed her. In September he killed her, with the kids just yards away.
"I picked up my children right after their mommy got murdered and I saw signs of relief on their
face," says Rick Barbarino, Preator's ex-husband. "Not because their mommy was murdered--but
because it was over."
As the nation obsesses about youth street violence, it overlooks a closer, more virulent threat:
"Witnessing violence between parents in the home results in more severe consequences" for kids
even than seeing street carnage, says a Journal of the American Medical Association report.
"Boys become more abusive as adults; girls become victims," the report says. "Children of both
sexes may come to see violence as an integral part of a close relationship."
Revelations that O.J. Simpson battered wife Nicole--he's pleaded not guilty in the killing-catapulted
the issue of domestic violence onto front pages and TV screens.
But psychologist Peter Jaffe finds coverage of the Simpson case frustrating. "There's been such a
focus on him, little focus on the two victims, and very little focus on the children." says Jaffe, co-
author of Children of Battered Women.
Just as experts give varying estimates of how many women endure domestic violence each year--
from 572,000 to 4 million--they also differ on how many kids see it. Some say 1 million; some say
10 million.
And yet, the children of domestic violence are "the real victims we've forgotten about, who have no
place in the system at all," says American Bar Association president-elect Roberta Cooper Ramo.
In a report to be released Monday, the ABA will propose reforms to change that--in part because the
children themselves need help but also because children suckled on domestic violence are much
more likely to become violent as adults.
"If you see aggression between your parents, the likelihood that you will learn to be violent is 2-3
times greater" than it is for other children, says psychologist Richard Gelles.
The reasons seem clear. Experts say a child's early years are spent drawing "social maps" by
which they later live.
What does that map look like to a child who's witnessed domestic violence? A harsh land of
insecurity and chaos, where brutes control and the brutalized live in fear.
When counselor Betsy McAlister Groves asked a 5-year-old to describe his violent home, the boy
drew a childishly classic house: a square topped with a triangle roof. two windows, a front door.
But sharp fangs lined the doorway, the windows were angry eyes--and the stick figures running
from the house were the boy and his sister, crying tears as big as fists.
When children themselves are abused, "they develop coping mechanisms that allow them to go
from day to day," says lawyer Paul Mones, who represents children who have killed abusive
parents.
"Witnessing a parent being harmed is very different," he says. "It throws off the coping
mechanisms" and plunges children into riptides of anxiety, worrying about themselves and about
their parent--in most cases, their mother.
Eddie Elliott of Columbus, Ohio, was 6 when he found the bludgeoned body of his mother,
Barbara. He's 12 now, tormented by nightmares.
Eddie's father Edward Elliott confessed, and faces charges in the killing. But in what's probably an
unprecedented use of Ohio law, he was convicted this week of "mentally assaulting" his son by
leaving the body where the boy would find it.
Experts long have believed child abuse victims are at increased risk later for psychological
problems, delinquency and substance abuse.
Now, research show just seeing a parent being abused "is even more predictive of those negative
outcomes than children being victims themselves," says Gelles, who heads the University of Rhode
Island's Family Violence Research Program.
Only this decade, Gelles says, have experts "started to call witnessing a form of child abuse."
In the Simpson home, "if the kids never were physically touched--and no one has alleged they were
--I'd still be concerned," he says. There, "instances of domestic violence went so far as to come to
police attention eight times"--when Nicole Simpson called 911.
"Everybody heard that 911 call," Jaffe adds, the one in which Nicole Simpson says her ex-husband
has broken in, and begs him not to shout lest he wake their kids.
"How many people hear that and wondered, 'How are young children managing?' When they hear
their dad's voice, the screaming are they confused about why someone they love so much would
hurt someone else they love so much?"
When Jaffe interviews parents in domestic violence cases, he says, "most think their kids don't
know it went on. But when we interview the children, we find 80%-90% of them know exactly
what was going on."
The children of domestic violence sleep lightly, alert for screams and crashes. They know what it
means when they're sent to bed early. They listen at their bedroom doors.
Maryland state lawmaker Connie Galiazzo DeJuliis remembers sending her son to his room 25 years
ago, so he wouldn't see his dad beat her.
Later, "He had to get a chair to reach the faucet and wet a paper towel. He came over to me and
knelt down and was wiping the blood off my face--and his voice wasn't angry, it was just matter-of-
fact. He said, 'Mommy, when I grow up I'm going to get a knife and kill him.'
That night, DeJuliis says, she took her son and two daughters, and left.
"We leave our children in violent situations, and we expect them not to be violent?" she says,
incredulous. "We need to show that little boy that if you beat somebody, it's a crime, and you're
going to jail."
Current laws and enforcement don't do the job, lawyer Mones says. For example, even when
divorce is granted on grounds that a husband beat a wife, he may still get visitation rights to the
kids--and chances to accost the woman again.
In researching his book When a Child Kills, Mones studied histories of convicts on death row and
concluded "More often than child abuse...you'll find the witnessing of violence against their
mother."
And Gelles recalls counseling an 11-year-old who had chased his mother around the house with a
gun. "I said, 'What on Earth made you do that?' And he said, 'That's what my dad does when
he's mad at her.'"
Last month, Clifford Crawford went to prison for murdering Sherry Preator. Her kids remain
fearful and angry and cry for hours at night, says grandmother Donna Chantland.
Just before Preator was shot, her 11-year-old herded the younger kids outside, away from the fight.
Later, Chantland says, the girl told her, " 'Grandma, maybe if I would have stayed in, he wouldn't
have done that.' It breaks your heart."
"As violence against women becomes more severe and more frequent in the home, children
experience a 300% increase in physical violence by the male batterer." (M. Strauss & R. Gellers,
Physical Violence in American Families, 1990)
"Many parents minimize or deny the presence of children while the mothers are being assaulted.
However, interviews with children of battered women reveal that they have seen heard, and can
describe detailed accounts of, violent behavior that their mother or father never realized they had
witnessed." (Jaffe, Wolfe & Wilson, Children of Battered Women, 1990)
"Events can be witnessed in many ways, not just by sight. Children may hear their mother's
screams and crying; the abuser's threats; sounds of fists hitting flesh, glass breaking, wood
splintering, cursing and degrading language. Children also witness the consequences of the abuse
after it has occurred-their mother's bruises and torn clothes, holes in walls, broken furniture, their
mother's tears. They sense the tension in the house, in their mother." (National Center on Women
and Family Law, The Effect of Woman Abuse on Children, 1990)
"Many fathers inadvertently injure children while throwing about furniture or other household
objects when abusing their female partners. The youngest children sustain the most serious injuries,
such as concussions and broken shoulders and ribs." Maria Roy, Children in the Crossfire, 1988)
"Since school records are not protected by law, violent fathers use these records to track down the
mothers or kidnap the children. As a result, many children of battered women are kept out of
school for security reasons." Lee Ann Hoff, Battered Women as Survivors, 1990; Jaffe, Wolfe &
Wilson, Children of Battered Women, 1990)
"Of children who witness their mothers being abused by their fathers, 40% suffer anxiety, 48%
suffer depression, 53% act out with their parents, 60% act out with siblings. (Pfout, Schopler &
Henley, Forgotten Victims of Family Violence, in Social Work, July, 1992) These children also
suffer poor health, low self-esteem, poor impulse control, sleeping difficulties, and feelings of
powerlessness. They are at high risk for alcohol and drug use, sexual acting out, running away
from home, isolation, loneliness, fear and suicide. (Jaffe, Wolfe & Wilson, Children of Battered
Women, 1990)
"In general, 70% of men who abuse their female partners also abuse their children." (Bowker,
Arbitell & McFerron, "On the Relationship Between Wife Beating and Child Abuse'' in Feminist
Perspectives on Wife Abuse, Yllo & Bogard, eds., 1988)
LEGAL SYSTEM FAILS CHILDREN, WOMEN: AMERICAN BAR REPORT
quoted from Families In Crisis Funding Report
The nation's legal system, including police, lawyers and judges, is not doing enough to protect
children from the physical and psychological effects of seeing a parent battered, according to an
American Bar Association report.
The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children finds that children can suffer grievous harm "merely
observing or hearing the domestic terrorism of brutality against a parent at home." Experts estimate
that more than 3.3 million children witness family violence in their homes, according to the report.
ABA President William Ide III pints to evidence that "children who live in homes where there is
domestic violence are more likely than others to become batterers of their partners when they
become adults or to view violence among intimate companions as an acceptable or inevitable norm."
The report challenges the legal profession to take the lead in bringing about need reform, although it
sees "a profound shortage" of legal services available to quickly and efficiently aid low-income
parents in family violence cases.
The report recommends that:
State and federal legislation require abusers to relinquish any firearms the possess to the police.
Mandatory arrest of abusers should be available where there is probable cause to believe court
orders of protection have been violated or abusers have violated custody or visitation orders.
Appropriate law enforcement, shelter, health care and judicial system resources should be
provided to promote the safety of parents victimized by domestic violence, and their children.
Continuing education should be provided to attorneys, judges and others involved in juvenile,
child welfare and domestic relations cases on the impact of domestic violence on children.
EFFECTS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
ON ADULTS:
Emotional abuse and deprivation
Difficulty in obtaining, maintaining, and adjusting to employment
Perpetuation of social isolation for fear of violence being disclosed
Depression: victim may become immobilized due to constant fear; aggressor may lose sense
of self-worth and/or experience a range of psychiatric symptoms which add to his
dysfunction and may require hospitalization
Continuing violence which will escalate if alternative behaviors are not learned
Breakup of family unit
Court fights regarding separation, divorce, and custody of children
Expansion of violence into the community
Recurrence of violent behavior with new partner
Disabling injuries
Death (of either perpetrator or victim by homicide)
Death by suicide
ON CHILDREN
Depression
Aggressive behavior toward others/delinquency
Emotional injuries, such as low self esteem
Poor school adjustment (educational and peer)
Modeling behavior, learned victim/aggressor roles
Runaway episodes
Alcohol/drug experimentation
Early marriage
Continuation of violent behavior in their adult relationships
Expansion of violence into the community
Death by homicide
Death by suicide
The Who: The Community and Domestic
Violence
A.
Domestic violence ripples out into the
community as the perpetrator's violence
also results in the death or injury of those
attempting to assist the victim, or those
who are innocent bystanders.
Examples of the tragic consequences of domestic violence to the
community can be seen on a daily basis in newspapers across the
country as they recount the latest homicide of an ex-spouse, cur-
rent partner, their children, innocent bystanders, as well as those
who attempt to intervene in the violence. Although rarely identified
by the media as "domestic violence" homicides, these cases al-
most always have a history of abusive and controlling behavior by
one party against the other. For example, in California a domestic vi-
olence perpetrator kills the victim, his daughters, and several of the
victim's co-workers, as well as a police officer; a nightclub is burned
down in New York by the boyfriend of an employee, resulting in nu-
merous deaths of patrons inside; in Colorado, 1 lawyer is shot in
court by a domestic violence defendant; in Wa:hington, a lawyer is
killed by the husband of a client he was defending in a custody case
where domestic violence was alleged.
B.
The financial cost of domestic violence to
the community in terms of medical care,
days missed from work, response of the
justice system, etc., is phenomenal.
C.
The cost to the community in lost lives
and resources is a constant reminder that
domestic violence is not a family affair
and it is not merely a private affair, it is a
community affair demanding a community
response.
Conclusion:
Domestic violence cases present unique challenges for the courts. These cases
can be handled more effectively and efficiently if fact-finding and decision-making
are based on an understanding of the both societal and familial context in which
domestic violence occurs and is reinforced.
The civil court system's response to domestic violence must be part of a coordi-
nated community effort to end the devastating consequences of violence within
the family. Judges in the civil courts can play a powerful role in this coordinated
response by holding perpetrators of domestic violence accountable for stopping
their abuse, by ensuring that victims have access to the justice and protection of
the courts, and by CO dering the damaging effects of the perpetrator' abuse on
the abused party, the children, and the community in its decisions.
Friends
S.A.F.E
Spousal Abuse Friend & Educator Program
60 ways to
STOP
we
put
to
this
ing
problem.
With courage, political will, and det mined imagination.
Here's SE 60-point plan to get ne untry on track
Build more shelters In the U.S., there
would not be prudent for us as a compa-
10,000 callers per month. Today's patch-
1
are nearly three times as many
ny to insure someone we knew was being
work system of local and regional hot
shelters for animals as there are for
abused any more than it would be to in-
lines leaves millions of women with
battered women. Last year, Massachu-
sure a diabetic for not taking medication."
nowhere to turn for help.
setts shelters closed their doors on 7,000
women and children because there
Impose a wedding tax A $1 surcharge
Stop calling it "Battered Wife Syndrome"
wasn't enough room. In Oregon, four out
4
on every marriage license would
of five women seeking shelter are turned
raise $24 million for battered
7
This melodramatic title reinforces
the notion that women are passive,
away due to lack of space.
women over 10 years. Eighteen states-
helpless victims. They're not. According
including Alabama, California, Nevada
to Richard Gelles, director of the Family
Appoint a Domestic Violence Czar While
and Florida-already implement this.
Violence Research Program at the Uni-
2
fighting the war on drugs, the coun-
versity of Rhode Island, "80 percent 1 of
try got a presidentially appointed
Make it a felony In some states, abuse
battered women have been incredibly
Drug Czar. We need a high-profile
5
is treated as a misdemeanor instead
active in trying to get help."
spokesperson to lead the war on domestic
of as a felony, which means an abu-
abuse. Now!
sive husband could break his wife's ribs
Bench abusive athletes Every profes-
and not spend even a day in jail.
Prevent insurance companies from dis-
8
sional sports league suspends
players who are caught abusing
3
criminating against battered women
Fund a hot line The federal govern-
drugs-but not players who beat their
Some women are charged higher
6
ment should pay for a national toll-
wives. These guys are supposed to be
premiums for health, life and disability
free, 24-hour-a-day battered
role models!
insurance when their medical records
women's hot line. A similar service did
indicate a history of abuse. Some are
exist from 1988 until 1992, when it was
Put lawyers to work Create a Nationa'
denied coverage altogether. A State Farm
disconnected because of lack of funds.
Insurance Company spokesperson recent-
During that time, it provided crisis coun-
9
Domestic Violence Lawyers Corps
to help ensure that legal help is
ly told a congressional committee, "It
seling, information and referrals to some
available for abused women who need it.
Friends
of
Harlok
Avenue
can
the
S.A.F.E
Spousal Abuse Friend & Educator Program
683-8511
In exchange for some measure of student-
$50 million could build more than 125
Get hospitals up to speed Because
loan forgiveness, participating law school
shelters and help thousands of women.
22
women are more likely to be
graduates would provide free legal aid in
physically injured in the home
domestic violence cases in underserved
Start keeping records The federal
at the hands of a husband or partner than
communities around the country.
18
government tracks the annual
anywhere else or by anyone else, every
number of chain-saw injuries,
major hospital and emergency room
Bankroll more research The federal
but not the number of domestic violence
must have domestic violence advocates
10
government needs to increase its
incidents that require hospital care.
on staff. Hospitals are frequently the
research budget for domestic
Today, only a few states collect compre-
first-and only-institutions women
violence. The Centers for Disease
hensive criminal data-a husband's
turn to after being attacked. The state of
Control and Prevention currently spends
assault, for instance, may be noted as a
California recently passed legislation
$7.3 million a year on domestic violence
simple case of battery.
requiring prospective doctors to learn to
projects; last year, the National Cancer
identify signs of domestic violence and
Institute's budget for prostate cancer
Challenge the movies Give an
to counsel victims. Other states should
research topped $60 million.
19
NC-17 rating to any movie that
follow suit.
shows a woman being beaten or
Broadcast more tapes of 911 calls like
killed. Every time a woman is bumped
Make it easier for victims to escape
11
Nicole Simpson's Yes, it's painful.
off to advance the plot, it reinforces the
Yes, it's an invasion of privacy.
message that women are expendable.
23
Battered women who don't own
cars have a nearly impossible
But that tape may have done more to
time getting to a shelter when trouble
raise national consciousness than a year's
Expand the use of electronic warning
flares up. Local governments should pro-
worth of public service announcements.
20
straps to monitor abusers who are
vide women with coupons to take taxi-
under restraining orders Simple
cabs-just as they provide senior
Disarm the abusers Bar anyone
protective orders won't stop a determined
citizens with taxi coupons to make it
12
convicted of abuse, or under a
ier for them to get to the market or the
restraining order, from owning
doctor's office.
a firearm.
Prosecutors
Convert the dergy Too many
Fix the phone book Phone compa-
shouldn't drop
13
nies need to put domestic vio-
24
women go to their clergymen
for help only to be told that
lence hot line numbers in the
a case ifa
keeping their family together should be
front of the phone book, right next to the
their priority. Every member of the cler-
other emergency numbers.
"woman
gy needs training in how to deal with
domestic violence issues-and that often
Help victims hide The federal gov-
14
:hesitates about
means putting a woman's safety before
emment should support a nation-
the sanctity of a violent home.
al protection program, similar to
the Federal Witness Protection Program.
pressing
End the kind of "alternative sentenc-
"We need to help people rebuild their
lives someplace else, help them blend in
charges.,She
25
ing" designed to make life easier for
abusers How much good came
and get lost," says Christel Nichols, exec-
isn't being
from O.J. Simpson's 1989 court-ordered
utive director of the Washington,
"telephone therapy"?
DC-based House of Ruth, "especially for
the more severe cases-where the guys
wishy-washy-
Promote the kind of "alternative
try to burn down their houses."
she's scared.
26
sentencing" designed to make life
easier for abused women The city
Don't drop the case Prosecutors
15
of New Haven, Connecticut, experiment-
shouldn't drop a case if a
abuser, but several counties have experi-
ed with weekend-only jail sentences,
woman hesitates about pressing
mented with affixing electronic devices
aimed at punishing husbands without
charges. A woman who changes her
to abusers that alert their victims when
undermining their ability to help support
mind isn't wishy-washy-she's scared.
the wearer comes within 1,000 feet. And
their families.
Efforts should be made to reassure and
at least one company-the Florida-based
protect her before a case is dropped.
ADT Security Systems-has begun to
Enlist large companies Many com-
install "panic buttons" in abuse victims'
27
panies match their employees'
Give good Samaritans a break
16
homes free of charge. The devices enable
charitable donations. Employees
Initiate tax savings for landlords
women to immediately notify local
need to convince their company to put a
who lower the rent on cash-
police when they sense danger.
domestic violence group on its list of
strapped battered women's shelters.
charities. Sheri Poe, CEO of Ryka Inc.
Don't call a beating"a spat" All too
21
athletic shoe company and a rape sur-
Stage a benefit The Farm Aid con-
17
often, newspapers describe an
vivor, founded ROSE (Regaining One's
cert raised $11 million for Amer-
incident of domestic violence as
Self Esteem), an organization that pro-
ican farmers; Band Aid raised
a "marital dispute" or a "family squabble"
vides aid to victims of violence. Her
$144 million for Sudan and Ethiopia. It's
instead of what it is: one partner beating
company donates 7 percent of its profits
time for an Abuse Aid concert-raising
up the other.
to the foundation.
Friends
of
can
S.A.F.E
Spousal Abuse Friend & Educator Program
683-8511
Create a national computer registry
Institute "mandatory arrest" Only
Start early in the classroom
28
of men under restraining orders This
37
14 states currently require their
46
Teachers and principals need to
will keep better track of them. and
police forces to make an arrest
begin antiviolence education
protect women who move or travel away
when officers conclude that a domestic
programs in kindergarten, and keep ham-
from home.
violence crime has been committed.
mering home the l's-never-okay-to-hit
These mandates encourage police to treat
message all the way through high school.
Create a domestic violence unit in
abuse as a serious crime. They also
One third of all injuries that send girls
29
every major district attorney's office
relieve victims of the burden of having
ages 16 to 18 to the emergency room are
After all, they have similar
to decide on the spot whether or not to
inflicted by boyfriends or husbands.
high-profile units that target organized
press charges-a decision that many
crime and drugs. This task force should
women rightly fear may result in further
Accept no apologies Judges, prose-
include specially trained prosecutors,
abuse.
47
cutors, counselors-as well as
investigators and victim advocates.
battered women-must stop
Put the word out publicly Use bill-
accepting apologies from violent men. It
Get 'em where they work It's time to
38
boards to get the message
doesn't matter how sorry they are; if they
30
make domestic violence a work-
across. One particularly graphic
don't get professional help, they are
place issue. Employee Assist-
billboard in Los Angeles-it depicted an
going to strike again.
ance Programs help people who are
abused woman in a body bag-got peo-
substance abusers, but wife abusers-and
ple talking about the issue.
Look for dues, Doc Doctors need to
abused wives-usually don't get the
same access to treatment. There are com-
48
train their office staff to be on
Initiate a boycott Consumers
the lookout for signs of domes-
panies out there whose programs can
39
shouldn't buy any product pro-
tic violence: women who are crying
serve as models: Polaroid, for instance,
moted by a man with a history
when they call to make an appointment,
does an exemplary job.
of domestic violence. Why did Hertz let
men who call to cancel their wife's
O.J. Simpson keep his gig after he was
appointment. In his Portland, Maine,
Extend unemployment benefits
arrested for beating his wife? No pres-
office, Robert McAfee, president of the
31
Women who are forced to leave
sure not to.
American Medical Association, flags
their jobs because of domestic
possible cases of domestic violence with
violence should be allowed to collect
Mete out fair sentences Women
black-and-blue stickers.
unemployment benefits. This would give
many women the financial independence
40
who kill their abusive husbands
are often given longer sentences
Remember single women News-
to leave an abusive relationship.
than abusive men who kill their wives.
49
papers and magazines need to go
beyond concentrating on marital
Protect victims' health Enact a law
Put it on display Photographer
abuse. Many domestic violence experts
32
that guarantees continued health
41
Donna Ferrato spent 13 years
believe that up to 75 percent of battered
care coverage to women-and
documenting the effects of
women are single, separated or divorced.
their children-who are fleeing an abu-
domestic violence on women. Her chill-
In fact, separation and divorce may
sive spouse.
ing pictures should be exhibited around
increase a woman's risk of serious injury.
the country.
Wear it on your sleeve We need a
Wise up, Bozo Daytime talk show
33
black-and-blue ribbon for
Accompany the victims to court
domestic violence in addition to
50
dopes should stop asking, "Why
42
Cities should institute programs
don't battered women just
the red AIDS ribbons.
that provide companions for
leave?" (In fact, studies show, two thirds
abused women when they go to testify in
of them eventually do.) The real question
Out the batterers Post "wanted"
court. This kind of emotional support is
is "Why do men batter?"
34
signs with the faces of convicted
key to helping a woman make it through
abusers in malls, markets and
a trying experience.
Check on Mom if a kid's abused
post offices. List their names in local
51
When welfare agencies identify
newspapers.
Take good notes, Officer Cops
abused children, they should
43
should file a detailed report on
look at the bigger picture: One research-
Send out a warning Add to the
35
suspected abuse cases even if an
er found that up to 45 percent of the
warning labels already required
arrest isn't made. This paper trail makes
mothers of abused kids were battered.
on beer cans and bottles:
it easier to get a conviction later.
"Alcohol is often a contributing factor in
Rewrite the books Romance
domestic violence."
Stop focusing on "battered men"
Demand speedier trials for batterers
44
Too many newspaper articles
52
authors should stop portraying
jealousy as a sign of passion. If
36
give too much ink to this "seri-
a man hangs around your workplace, lan-
Studies have shown that women
ous problem that is widely ignored." Get
guishes on your doorstep, follows you to
are especially vulnerable to
a grip.
the market, it's not love-it's stalking.
retaliation during what is often a lengthy
pretrial period. The National Council of
Give 'em an abuse warning with their
Implement the "three strikes" law
Juvenile and Family Court Judges rec-
45
marriage license Issue domestic
ommends that in domestic violence
53
Does it make sense to threaten
violence education pamphlets
criminals with lifetime imprison-
cases, arraignment occur within a week
with marriage licenses. No one should
ment for three assaults on strangers,
of arrest, and the trial take place four to
marry without knowing that hitting a
while men who have committed dozens,
five weeks after that.
spouse is a serious crime.
even hundreds,
Friends
of the cour the
S.A.F.E
Spousal Abuse Friend & Educator Program
683-8511
of assaults on wives'or girlfriends have
their cases dismissed?
Take charge, Mom and Dad Parents
54
need to teach their children to
fight verbally and fight fair,
without resorting to physical violence.
Studies show that many batterers don't
know how to negotiate for what they
want. That's why, strange as it may
seem, many treatment programs give
male batterers assertiveness training.
Protect tenants Landlords need to
55
investigate frequent complaints
about their tenants who fight-
all that screaming may be more than a
disagreement over who should do the
dishes.
Make child visitation safe Local
56
authorities should establish
"safe houses" for supervised
parental visits after divorce ends a violent
relationship. Visitations that involve the
mother can put her in acute danger.
Help whoever needs it Agencies
57
that provide services to battered
women should drop the low-
income requirements that keep affluent
women from getting help. Women who
walk away from wealthy husbands usual-
ly lose access to their assets.
Don't blame Mom "Failure to pro-
58
tect" statutes-on the books in
all 50 states-can hold a bat-
tered mother criminally liable for failing
to protect her children if she runs out of
the house to save herself or even if she is
taken to the hospital. It's absurd to pun-
ish a woman for not protecting her kids
when she can't protect herself.
Do more than jail them Provide in-
59
prison counseling for convicted
batterers. Prison outreach pro-
grams like ManAlive in San Rafael,
California, can help rehabilitate abusers,
not just punish them.
Recognize emotional abuse Black-
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and-blue marks are easy to spot,
but emotional abuse can leave
deeper scars. Everyone-from doctors to
journalists to police-needs to realize
that the brutalities of domestic violence
are psychological as well as physical.
National Domestic Violence
Virginia Child Abuse
Hotline
Hotline
1-800-333-SAFE
1-800-552-7096
Friends
of
I
Horlor
Juvervis
can
Inc.
WHEN and HOW to intervene
S.A.F.E
The couple in the apartment next
ing services (you can find these in the
Spousal Abuse
door shout their way through
Yellow Pages under Social Services).
683-8911
argument after argument.
You have a friend in an abusive
If you sense that the situation is get-
relationship.
ting out of control, you can call and
Break the secrecy. Tell her you
say, "I thought I heard something
know what is happening in her life,
crash-just wanted to make sure every-
and that no matter what she has
thing is okay." This kind of interrup-
done-whether she spent too much
tion, says Esta Soler, executive
director of the San Francisco-
based Family Violence Preven-
More than 4 million women are
tion Fund, can temporarily
battered every year, which
lower the heat in a domestic
flare-up by giving both partners
means someone you know-
a few seconds to step back and
check their anger.
maybe a friend or a cousin,
Approach the woman when
maybe a coworker or a
she's alone. Let her know
you're there to help if she needs
neighbor-is involved in an
it-to use the phone, to look
abusive relationship. Of course,
after her children, for a ride to
the hospital.
you want to help, but when?
Set up an SOS system with
And how?
her: If she knocks on the wall
three times, you'll call the
police.
money on groceries or had an affair-
Through a window, you see your
she does not deserve to be beaten.
neighbor being struck by her
Be supportive. Most battered women
husband, or you hear a thump
feel alone and embarrassed. Remind
followed by screams.
your friend that millions of other
Don't hesitate: Call 911. In the heat
women are abused, and volunteer to
of the moment, it's not safe for anyone
accompany her when she sees a lawyer
but the police to intervene. When an
or a counselor.
abuser faces possible arrest-as
Offer to keep a special safety box for
opposed to a visit from a nosy neigh-
her, suggests Donna Edwards, president
bor-he's more likely to recognize the
of the Washington, D C-based
gravity of his actions.
Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
By calling the police, you help estab-
It should contain extra house and car
lish a paper trail, an important record
keys, money, a change of clothes and
of the situation.
photocopies of her birth certificate,
Your coworker is often badly
passport, social security card, divorce
bruised, unexpectedly absent and
and custody papers or protection orders,
unusually despondent, depressed
and bank and credit card information.
or nervous.
Suggest that she secretly open her
You shouldn't assume that everyone
own savings account, and develop a
with an occasional bruise is being bat-
safety plan including several options of
tered. But according to Mary Ann
where she can go and whom she can
Dutton, Ph.D., a George Washington
call if and when she leaves.
University clinical psychologist spe-
Offer your home as a safe haven for
cializing in domestic violence, it's still
her if you're sure it wouldn't be dan-
important to establish a link with
gerous for both of you. You can also
women who show signs of abuse. She
give her the name of a willing friend in
suggests "saying something nonthreat-
another city or state.
ening like 'Wow, you seem to bruise
Remember that your role is to create
easily.' Even if she's not ready to talk
new choices and alternatives for your
about it yet, you've opened the door
friend, to provide information, to
for another conversation."
extend invitations. Never tell her that
Continue to show your willingness to
she is doing something wrong by stay-
listen and help; acknowledge that it
ing with her husband or boyfriend; she
must be hard to ask for assistance.
will feel even more ashamed, and you
Offer her a list of telephone numbers
will be yet another person trying to take
for local shelters, hot lines and counsel-
control of her life.
-Christine Olson
National Domestic Violence
Virginia Child Abuse
Hotline
Hotline
1-800-333-SAFE
1-800-552-7096
CLIENT RESOURCES
NORFOLK
FAMILY
VIOLENCE
ALLIANCE
P. O. BOX 809
NORFOLK VA 23501
804-683-8511
RESOURCES
Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Alanon-Virginia Beach- (804) 499-1443
Alcoholics Anonymous-
Montross- - (804) 244-1443
Matthews- - (804) 693-0850
Hague- - (804) 333-4468
Middlesex- (804) 776-6992
Gloucester- (804) 693-5838
Providence Forge- (804) 932-3818
Kilmarnock- (804) 435-1081
Tappahanock- (804) 443-3769
Virginia Beach- - (804) 490-3980
Warsaw- (804) 333-4468
Norfolk- (804) 461-8159
West Point- - (804) 966-5963
Hampton- (804) 244-8552
Newport News- (804) 245-4400
Adcare Hospital Helpline (24 hours)-(800) 252-6465
Alcohol and Drug Helpline (24 hours)-(800) 821-4357
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Child Abuse Hotline- (800) 552-7096
Child Support Enforcement in Virginia- (800) 468-8894
Missing Children- (800) 621-4000
Hampton Roads Committee For Prevention of Child Abuse-
Norfolk- (804) 440-2749
CUSTODY
Committee For Mother And Child Rights, Inc.- -
(703) 722-3652
NORFOLK
FAMILY
VIOLENCE
ALLIANCE
P. O. BOX 809
NORFOLK VA 23501
804-683-8511
HIV/AIDS
Virginia AIDS Hotline- (800) 333-5052
Tidewater AIDS Crisis Taskforce (TACT)-Norfolk-
(804) 626-0127
Peninsula AIDS Foundation-Newport News-(804) 591-0971
AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service- (800) 874-2572
CDC National AIDS Hotline (24 hours) - (800) 342-2437
Human Services
Information Center of Hampton Roads- (804) 625-4543
American Red Cross-Regional Office- (804) 446-7700
Hope House Foundation-Norfolk-(804) 451-8115
Mecca Foundation-Portsmouth-(804) 393-1853
Inter Faith Service Council, Inc.-Weems-(804) 438-6456
United Way First Call-Williamsburg-(804) 229-2222
Ecumenical Outreach Ministries, Inc.-Williamsburg-
(804) 253-0482
Food Bank-Peninsula- (804) 596-7188
SHARE-Norfolk- (804) 253-7842
Meals on Wheels-Williamsburg-(804) 229-9250
Yorktown Food Pantry- (804) 898-9057
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health Crisis Line-Southside- (804) 423-4000 or
(800) 327-5778
Mental Health Association In South Hampton Roads-
Norfolk- (804) 627-2308
NORFOLK
FAMILY
VIOLENCE
ALLIANCE
P. O. BOX 809
NORFOLK VA 23501
804-683-8511
Crisis Center-Portsmouth/Southside-(804) 399-6393-
Newport News - (804) 594-3100
Respond Crisis Line-(800) 759-1001
Peninsula Family Services Hampton- (804) 838-1960
MILITARY
Family Advocacy Programs
Air Force- (804) 764-2427
Army- (804) 878-3989
Coast Guard-5th Dist. - (804) 398-6532
Marines- (804) 444-5490
Navy-
Lafayette River Branch Medical Clinic-
(804) -444-5490
NAB Little Creek- (804) 677-7031
NAS Oceana- (804) 677-7031
Social Work Department of Naval Hospital-
Portsmouth- - (804) 398-5861
24 hours Hotline (804) 398-5008
Navy Family Service Centers
NAS Oceana- (804) 433-2912 or 433-2055
NAB Little Creek- (804) 464-7563
Naval Base-Norfolk-(804) 444-2102
PREGNANCY
Crisis Pregnancy Center-Virginia Beach- (804) 499-4444
Birth Right-Norfolk- (804) 489-0222
Abortion Information and Counseling Service of
Virginia-Newport News-(804) 599-6389
American Rights Coalition- (800) 634-2224
Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater-Virginia Beach-
(804) 499-4444 or Suffolk- (804) 925-0843
Planned Parenthood-Southside-( (804) 826-2079
NORFOLK
FAMILY
VIOLENCE
ALLIANCE
P. O. BOX 809
NORFOLK VA 23501
804-683-8511
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Eastern Shore Coalition Against Domestic Violence-
Onancock- (804) 787-1329
Response Sexual Assault Support Services- (804) 623-2115
Spousal Abuse Friend and Educator Program (SAFE) -
Norfolk- (24 hours) - (804) 683-8511
Avalon-Williamsburg- (804) 258-5051
State Coalition For Domestic Violence- (800) 838-8238
Legal Aid Societies
Chesapeake- - (804) 547-8603
Norfolk- - (804) 627-5423
Portsmouth- (804) 397-3463
Virginia Beach- - (804) 463-4590
Virginians Against Domestic Violence- (800) 838-8238
Shelters for Battered Women
COPE-Gloucester-(804)542-2673
Virginia Peninsula Council on Domestic Violence-
Hampton- (804) 723-7774
Help and Emergency Response (H.E.R.) - Portsmouth-
(804) 393-9449
The Haven-Warsaw- (804) 333-5370
Samaritan House-Virginia Beach- (804) 430-2120
YWCA Women in Crisis-Norfolk-(804) 625-5570
PROGRAMS FOR ABUSIVE PARENTS
Child Help USA-(800)422-4453
National Organization For Victim Assistance-
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Bill
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in
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Banett
2338 Riviera Dr.
Vienna, VA 22181
March 4, 1996
Mr. William Barrett
c/o Margaret A. Williams
Chief of Staff
Office of the First Lady
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. Barrett:
I'm hosting a Gridiron evening on March 30 for the ''significant
others'' of the Hearst Gridiron guests. While Maggie Williams is
partying at the Gridiron, I hope you'll be able to join us.
We will convene for dinner at Galileo's Restaurant, 1110 21st St. NW,
at 5:45 p.m. that evening. This is a fun place to get everyone
together and have an excellent supper.
Then, we'll go on to the Arena Stage where we have great seats for the
musical ''Candide'' at 8 p.m. Afterwards, we'll head back to the
Capital Hilton to link up with the Gridiron group.
I hope you'll join our group. It should be a fun evening!
Please let me know (home 703-255-0918) or alert my husband Chuck Lewis
at work 202-298-6920.
Sincerely,
Sarah Lewis
Sarah W. Lewis
12 people
Tickets to Cerdide - arener
stage
4025
line to Hrtter
He's lauger
pecephing - 11:30
Heart keepy
The Hearst Newspapens
cordially invite you to a
Reception
immediately following
The Gridinon Dinner
Saturday, March 30, 1996
The Federal Room
Frank A. Bennack, In.
Charles J. Lewis
Randolph A. Hearst
President and CEO
Marianne Means
Chairman
The Hearst Corporation
Robert E. Thompson
The Hearst Corporation
Members of the Gridinan Club
Robert J. Dangig
Joseph Kingsbury-Smith
V.P.-General Manager
Vice- - President
The Hearst Newspapens
The Hearst Cerporation
Spouses invited at 10 p.m.
Janel
Reception after
Peggy
Indian Denne
pal. mar 30
Lewis
2338 Riviera Dr.
Vienna, VA 22181
Margaret A. Williams
Chief of Staff
Office of the First Lady
The White llouse
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NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Keith Getger, Presudent
1201 16th Street, N.W.
Robert Chase, Voi Presulent
Washington. D.C. 20036 3290
Marilyn Monahan, Secretary- Embano
(202) 822-7300 tax (202) 822-7741
Don Cameron, Eventive Director
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Mary Elizabeth Feasley, Docetor
March 18, 1996
Facsimile
TO:
Maggie Williams
Office of the First Lady
nick call Thank SMM we
The White House
FAX 456-6244
FROM: Mickey Ibarra
and
National Education Association
deliver
202/822-7348
FAX 202/822-7741
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Maggie,
A recommendation for nomination will be made soon on this position. We would appreciate your
help to ensure that NEA views are considered seriously. Please take a look at the attached letter.
Thanks.
Mickey Ibarra
If you did not receive all pages, please call the sender as soon as possible. If this facsimile was sent to the wrong number,
we would appreciate a call so wercan send the fax to the correct number.
Invitation to Marvin Krisbu's
farewell party
Wed. 3/27 4:30-6
Indian Treaty Room
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WASHINGTON
PLEASE JOIN
THE WHITE HOUSE
COUNSEL'S OFFICE
ATA
IN A CELEBRATION
FOR MARVIN KRISLOV
TO BID MARVIN FAREWELL
AND TO WISH MARVIN SUCCESS IN HIS NEW POSITION
AS DEPUTY SOLICITOR, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DATE:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1996
TIME:
4:30 - 6:00 pm
PLACE:
INDIAN TREATY ROOM
FOURTH FLOOR
OLD EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING
Maggie- - HRC will be out of Town.
would she want to do anything
for ?
Pan
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S/O offing of they Finst Lay
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Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize
Charles F. Kettering Prize
Charles S. Mott Prize
ALFRED
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CHARLAND
GENERAL MOTORS CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
CHARLES MOIT
April 1, 1996
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Honorable
John F. Smith, Jr.
Chairman
Margaret A. Williams
Joseph G. Fortner, M.D.
Assistant to the President
No
President
and Chief of Staff to the First Lady
William O. Baker, Ph.D.
The White House
Jonathan E. Rhoads, M.D.
Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Roger B. Smith
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Ms. Williams:
Please mark your calendar for the Eighteenth Annual General Motors Cancer
Research Foundation Awards in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 20, 1996. The
awards ceremony will begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East
Capitol Street, S.E., followed by a reception and dinner. In conjunction with the awards
ceremony and dinner, a scientific conference will be held at NIH on Wednesday, June
19, and Thursday, June 20, where the world's foremost specialists in breast and prostate
cancer will report on their latest findings.
Established in 1978, the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation presents
three awards annually to basic and clinical scientists throughout the world. Selected by
their peers for demonstrated achievements in research directed at the discovery of the
cause, prevention and treatment of cancer, each recipient is awarded a gold medal and a
$100,000 prize.
Since their inception, the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Awards
have been presented to 64 of the world's preeminent cancer scientists from ten different
nations, many of whom are responsible for numerous breakthroughs in the treatment of
this dreadful disease.
A formal invitation will follow. In the meantime, we hope you will plan to join
us for this prestigious evening to honor our distinguished recipients and their peers. If
you have any questions, please contact Laura Babcock at 202/636-8745.
Sincerely,
Jack Smith John F. Smith, Jr.
c/o 111 Quincy Place, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002 202/636-8740
The Honorable
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Margaret A. Williams
Assistant to the President
and Chief of Staff to the First Lady
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
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Angela Perez-Priego
Post Office Box 23
Intercession City,
Florida
33848
24 July 1996
CHIEF OF STAFF
MARGARET A. WILLIAMS
TO THE FIRST LADY
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Ms. Williams:
PLEASE, ACCEPT MY THANKS FOR YOUR
REPLY OF JUNE 24, 1996, copy of which is enclosed.
Would it be possible to obtain from
your office the NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON IN
THE AGENCY LIASON whom I may contact. I have not
received any answer from this Agency.
Thank you,
Buyth Pifty
Enclosure
Asking for or contact
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June 24, 1996
Angela Perez-Priego
P.O. Box 23
Intercession city, Florida
33848
Dear Ms. Perez-Priego:
I received your letter of June 10 requesting assistance
regarding your case against Carribean Isle Apartments. I
appreciate your concern regarding this matter. I have referred
your letter to the office of Agency Liason.
of
to the First Lady
Angela Perez-Priego
Post Office Box 23
Intercession City,
Florida
33848
10 June 1996
CHIEF OF STAFF
MARGARET A. WILLIAMS
TO THE FIRST LADY
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC
20500
Dear Ms. Williams:
Governor Lawton Chiles does not reply to
my correspondence.
Would you please give your attention to
the enclosures.
I certainly would appreciate it.
Sincerely,
any h Ring
Enclosures
USA
Angela Perez-Priego
1
PO Box 23
Intercession City,
ANDO PM FT 32
Florida
33848
25 JUL
/995
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MARGARET A. WILLIAMS
TO THE FIRST LADY
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington,
DC 20500
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WASHINGTON
National Arts and Humanities Month
October 1993
The moral strength of our great nation is rooted in our rich
cultural traditions and in a profound appreciation for the diversity
of the people, values, and beliefs that make us Americans. For more
than 200 years, the quality of our civic life has flowed not only from
our industrial, agricultural, and technological ingenuity, but also
from the creative vision of our artists and the wisdom of our
humanists.
Through the arts and humanities we gain a deeper understanding
of ourselves as individuals and as a society. The arts and humanities
remind us that whatever our differences, we share a common heritage
that binds us together as a nation.
Music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, theater, film,
and the folk arts all awaken our minds and our senses. They allow us
to express our emotions, impressions, and attitudes about the human
condition and the human experience.
History, literature, and philosophy allow us to explore and
understand ourselves and others through collective reflection and
learning.
The arts and humanities enable Americans from every walk of life
to respond to both their individuality and their shared experiences
in ways that make the human spirit soar.
We are a nation called to artistic and intellectual responsibility
at a critical time in the history of the world. Our major authors are
read in every language, our films are shown in every capital, and our
music never lacks listeners. Our traditions of free inquiry and
expression help to shape political attitudes and cultural values
around the globe.
As we become an increasingly diverse society, the arts and
humanities will help us deepen our understanding of one another,
honor our differences, and celebrate our shared experiences and
values as Americans.
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The month of October has been designated as National Arts and
Humanities Month. I urge all Americans to join me in recognizing the
special role the arts and humanities play in fortifying our unique
heritage.
National Arts and Humanities Month is a time when we recognize
the contributions of artists, scholars, museums, theaters, libraries,
schools, foundations, government agencies, and other organizations and
individuals who work to keep the arts and humanities a vital part of
our lives. Throughout the month of October, let us reflect on the
breadth of artistic and humanistic endeavors that blossom freely
across our nation, and let us rejoice in the eloquence and meaning
they give to our ideas, hopes, and dreams as American citizens.
On this occasion, I voice my deep respect and pledge my continuing
support for the arts and humanities as essential ingredients of our
American way of life. I look forward to celebrating National Arts and
Humanities Month this October at the White House and with you in your
communities throughout the United States.
Buie Cunton
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 27, 1993
Dear Friend:
Enclosed is a proclamation recently issued by President
Clinton in which he expresses strong support for the observance
of National Arts and Humanities Month in October. The President
underscores how fundamental the arts and humanities are to the
American tradition. I hope you find it a compelling affirmation
of commitment to the promotion of cultural endeavors in this
country.
sincerely yours. Sincerely yours,
Melanne Verveer
Deputy Assistant to the President
and Deputy Chief of Staff
to the First Lady
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
National Arts and Humanities Month
October 1993
The moral strength of our great nation is rooted in our rich
cultural traditions and in a profound appreciation for the diversity
of the people, values, and beliefs that make us Americans. For more
than 200 years, the quality of our civic life has flowed not only from
our industrial, agricultural, and technological ingenuity, but also
from the creative vision of our artists and the wisdom of our
humanists.
Through the arts and humanities we gain a deeper understanding
of ourselves as individuals and as a society. The arts and humanities
remind us that whatever our differences, we share a common heritage
that binds us together as a nation.
Music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, theater, film,
and the folk arts all awaken our minds and our senses. They allow us
to express our emotions, impressions, and attitudes about the human
condition and the human experience.
History, literature, and philosophy allow us to explore and
understand ourselves and others through collective reflection and
learning.
The arts and humanities enable Americans from every walk of life
to respond to both their individuality and their shared experiences
in ways that make the human spirit soar.
We are a nation called to artistic and intellectual responsibility
at a critical time in the history of the world. Our major authors are
read in every language, our films are shown in every capital, and our
music never lacks listeners. Our traditions of free inquiry and
expression help to shape political attitudes and cultural values
around the globe.
As we become an increasingly diverse society, the arts and
humanities will help us deepen our understanding of one another,
honor our differences, and celebrate our shared experiences and
values as Americans.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
National Arts and Humanities Month
October 1993
The moral strength of our great nation is rooted in our rich
cultural traditions and in a profound appreciation for the diversity
of the people, values, and beliefs that make us Americans. For more
than 200 years, the quality of our civic life has flowed not only from
our industrial, agricultural, and technological ingenuity, but also
from the creative vision of our artists and the wisdom of our
humanists.
Through the arts and humanities we gain a deeper understanding
of ourselves as individuals and as a society. The arts and humanities
remind us that whatever our differences, we share a common heritage
that binds us together as a nation.
Music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, theater, film,
and the folk arts all awaken our minds and our senses. They allow us
to express our emotions, impressions, and attitudes about the human
condition and the human experience.
History, literature, and philosophy allow us to explore and
understand ourselves and others through collective reflection and
learning.
The arts and humanities enable Americans from every walk of life
to respond to both their individuality and their shared experiences
in ways that make the human spirit soar.
We are a nation called to artistic and intellectual responsibility
at a critical time in the history of the world. Our major authors are
read in every language, our films are shown in every capital, and our
music never lacks listeners. Our traditions of free inquiry and
expression help to shape political attitudes and cultural values
around the globe.
As we become an increasingly diverse society, the arts and
humanities will help us deepen our understanding of one another,
honor our differences, and celebrate our shared experiences and
values as Americans.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
National Arts and Humanities Month
October 1993
The moral strength of our great nation is rooted in our rich
cultural traditions and in a profound appreciation for the diversity
of the people, values, and beliefs that make us Americans. For more
than 200 years, the quality of our civic life has flowed not only from
our industrial, agricultural, and technological ingenuity, but also
from the creative vision of our artists and the wisdom of our
humanists.
Through the arts and humanities we gain a deeper understanding
of ourselves as individuals and as a society. The arts and humanities
remind us that whatever our differences, we share a common heritage
that binds us together as a nation.
Music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, theater, film,
and the folk arts all awaken our minds and our senses. They allow us
to express our emotions, impressions, and attitudes about the human
condition and the human experience.
History, literature, and philosophy allow us to explore and
understand ourselves and others through collective reflection and
learning.
The arts and humanities enable Americans from every walk of life
to respond to both their individuality and their shared experiences
in ways that make the human spirit soar.
We are a nation called to artistic and intellectual responsibility
at a critical time in the history of the world. Our major authors are
read in every language, our films are shown in every capital, and our
music never lacks listeners. Our traditions of free inquiry and
expression help to shape political attitudes and cultural values
around the globe.
As we become an increasingly diverse society, the arts and
humanities will help us deepen our understanding of one another,
honor our differences, and celebrate our shared experiences and
values as Americans.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
National Arts and Humanities Month
October 1993
The moral strength of our great nation is rooted in our rich
cultural traditions and in a profound appreciation for the diversity
of the people, values, and beliefs that make us Americans. For more
than 200 years, the quality of our civic life has flowed not only from
our industrial, agricultural, and technological ingenuity, but also
from the creative vision of our artists and the wisdom of our
humanists.
Through the arts and humanities we gain a deeper understanding
of ourselves as individuals and as a society. The arts and humanities
remind us that whatever our differences, we share a common heritage
that binds us together as a nation.
Music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, theater, film,
and the folk arts all awaken our minds and our senses. They allow us
to express our emotions, impressions, and attitudes about the human
condition and the human experience.
History, literature, and philosophy allow us to explore and
understand ourselves and others through collective reflection and
learning.
The arts and humanities enable Americans from every walk of life
to respond to both their individuality and their shared experiences
in ways that make the human spirit soar.
We are a nation called to artistic and intellectual responsibility
at a critical time in the history of the world. Our major authors are
read in every language, our films are shown in every capital, and our
music never lacks listeners. Our traditions of free inquiry and
expression help to shape political attitudes and cultural values
around the globe.
As we become an increasingly diverse society, the arts and
humanities will help us deepen our understanding of one another,
honor our differences, and celebrate our shared experiences and
values as Americans.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
National Arts and Humanities Month
October 1993
The moral strength of our great nation is rooted in our rich
cultural traditions and in a profound appreciation for the diversity
of the people, values, and beliefs that make us Americans. For more
than 200 years, the quality of our civic life has flowed not only from
our industrial, agricultural, and technological ingenuity, but also
from the creative vision of our artists and the wisdom of our
humanists.
Through the arts and humanities we gain a deeper understanding
of ourselves as individuals and as a society. The arts and humanities
remind us that whatever our differences, we share a common heritage
that binds us together as a nation.
Music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, theater, film,
and the folk arts all awaken our minds and our senses. They allow us
to express our emotions, impressions, and attitudes about the human
condition and the human experience.
History, literature, and philosophy allow us to explore and
understand ourselves and others through collective reflection and
learning.
The arts and humanities enable Americans from every walk of life
to respond to both their individuality and their shared experiences
in ways that make the human spirit soar.
We are a nation called to artistic and intellectual responsibility
at a critical time in the history of the world. Our major authors are
read in every language, our films are shown in every capital, and our
music never lacks listeners. Our traditions of free inquiry and
expression help to shape political attitudes and cultural values
around the globe.
As we become an increasingly diverse society, the arts and
humanities will help us deepen our understanding of one another,
honor our differences, and celebrate our shared experiences and
values as Americans.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
National Arts and Humanities Month
October 1993
The moral strength of our great nation is rooted in our rich
cultural traditions and in a profound appreciation for the diversity
of the people, values, and beliefs that make us Americans. For more
than 200 years, the quality of our civic life has flowed not only from
our industrial, agricultural, and technological ingenuity, but also
from the creative vision of our artists and the wisdom of our
humanists.
Through the arts and humanities we gain a deeper understanding
of ourselves as individuals and as a society. The arts and humanities
remind us that whatever our differences, we share a common heritage
that binds us together as a nation.
Music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, theater, film,
and the folk arts all awaken our minds and our senses. They allow us
to express our emotions, impressions, and attitudes about the human
condition and the human experience.
History, literature, and philosophy allow us to explore and
understand ourselves and others through collective reflection and
learning.
The arts and humanities enable Americans from every walk of life
to respond to both their individuality and their shared experiences
in ways that make the human spirit soar.
We are a nation called to artistic and intellectual responsibility
at a critical time in the history of the world. Our major authors are
read in every language, our films are shown in every capital, and our
music never lacks listeners. Our traditions of free inquiry and
expression help to shape political attitudes and cultural values
around the globe.
As we become an increasingly diverse society, the arts and
humanities will help us deepen our understanding of one another,
honor our differences, and celebrate our shared experiences and
values as Americans.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
National Arts and Humanities Month
October 1993
The moral strength of our great nation is rooted in our rich
cultural traditions and in a profound appreciation for the diversity
of the people, values, and beliefs that make us Americans. For more
than 200 years, the quality of our civic life has flowed not only from
our industrial, agricultural, and technological ingenuity, but also
from the creative vision of our artists and the wisdom of our
humanists.
Through the arts and humanities we gain a deeper understanding
of ourselves as individuals and as a society. The arts and humanities
remind us that whatever our differences, we share a common heritage
that binds us together as a nation.
Music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, theater, film,
and the folk arts all awaken our minds and our senses. They allow us
to express our emotions, impressions, and attitudes about the human
condition and the human experience.
History, literature, and philosophy allow us to explore and
understand ourselves and others through collective reflection and
learning.
The arts and humanities enable Americans from every walk of life
to respond to both their individuality and their shared experiences
in ways that make the human spirit soar.
We are a nation called to artistic and intellectual responsibility
at a critical time in the history of the world. Our major authors are
read in every language, our films are shown in every capital, and our
music never lacks listeners. Our traditions of free inquiry and
expression help to shape political attitudes and cultural values
around the globe.
As we become an increasingly diverse society, the arts and
humanities will help us deepen our understanding of one another,
honor our differences, and celebrate our shared experiences and
values as Americans.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
National Arts and Humanities Month
October 1993
The moral strength of our great nation is rooted in our rich
cultural traditions and in a profound appreciation for the diversity
of the people, values, and beliefs that make us Americans. For more
than 200 years, the quality of our civic life has flowed not only from
our industrial, agricultural, and technological ingenuity, but also
from the creative vision of our artists and the wisdom of our
humanists.
Through the arts and humanities we gain a deeper understanding
of ourselves as individuals and as a society. The arts and humanities
remind us that whatever our differences, we share a common heritage
that binds us together as a nation.
Music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, theater, film,
and the folk arts all awaken our minds and our senses. They allow us
to express our emotions, impressions, and attitudes about the human
condition and the human experience.
History, literature, and philosophy allow us to explore and
understand ourselves and others through collective reflection and
learning.
The arts and humanities enable Americans from every walk of life
to respond to both their individuality and their shared experiences
in ways that make the human spirit soar.
We are a nation called to artistic and intellectual responsibility
at a critical time in the history of the world. Our major authors are
read in every language, our films are shown in every capital, and our
music never lacks listeners. Our traditions of free inquiry and
expression help to shape political attitudes and cultural values
around the globe.
As we become an increasingly diverse society, the arts and
humanities will help us deepen our understanding of one another,
honor our differences, and celebrate our shared experiences and
values as Americans.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
National Arts and Humanities Month
October 1993
The moral strength of our great nation is rooted in our rich
cultural traditions and in a profound appreciation for the diversity
of the people, values, and beliefs that make us Americans. For more
than 200 years, the quality of our civic life has flowed not only from
our industrial, agricultural, and technological ingenuity, but also
from the creative vision of our artists and the wisdom of our
humanists.
Through the arts and humanities we gain a deeper understanding
of ourselves as individuals and as a society. The arts and humanities
remind us that whatever our differences, we share a common heritage
that binds us together as a nation.
Music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, theater, film,
and the folk arts all awaken our minds and our senses. They allow us
to express our emotions, impressions, and attitudes about the human
condition and the human experience.
History, literature, and philosophy allow us to explore and
understand ourselves and others through collective reflection and
learning.
The arts and humanities enable Americans from every walk of life
to respond to both their individuality and their shared experiences
in ways that make the human spirit soar.
We are a nation called to artistic and intellectual responsibility
at a critical time in the history of the world. Our major authors are
read in every language, our films are shown in every capital, and our
music never lacks listeners. Our traditions of free inquiry and
expression help to shape political attitudes and cultural values
around the globe.
As we become an increasingly diverse society, the arts and
humanities will help us deepen our understanding of one another,
honor our differences, and celebrate our shared experiences and
values as Americans.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
National Arts and Humanities Month
October 1993
The moral strength of our great nation is rooted in our rich
cultural traditions and in a profound appreciation for the diversity
of the people, values, and beliefs that make us Americans. For more
than 200 years, the quality of our civic life has flowed not only from
our industrial, agricultural, and technological ingenuity, but also
from the creative vision of our artists and the wisdom of our
humanists.
Through the arts and humanities we gain a deeper understanding
of ourselves as individuals and as a society. The arts and humanities
remind us that whatever our differences, we share a common heritage
that binds us together as a nation.
Music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, theater, film,
and the folk arts all awaken our minds and our senses. They allow us
to express our emotions, impressions, and attitudes about the human
condition and the human experience.
History, literature, and philosophy allow us to explore and
understand ourselves and others through collective reflection and
learning.
The arts and humanities enable Americans from every walk of life
to respond to both their individuality and their shared experiences
in ways that make the human spirit soar.
We are a nation called to artistic and intellectual responsibility
at a critical time in the history of the world. Our major authors are
read in every language, our films are shown in every capital, and our
music never lacks listeners. Our traditions of free inquiry and
expression help to shape political attitudes and cultural values
around the globe.
As we become an increasingly diverse society, the arts and
humanities will help us deepen our understanding of one another,
honor our differences, and celebrate our shared experiences and
values as Americans.
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Address
by
Vaclav Havel,
President of the Czech Republic
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
June 8, 1995, 9.30 p.m.
Mr. President,
Mr. VicePresident,
Ladies and gentlemen,
One evening not long ago I was sitting in an outdoor restaurant by the water. My chair was almost identical to the chairs
they have in restaurants by the Vltava River in Prague. They were playing the same rock music they play in most Czech
restaurants. I saw advertisements I'm familiar with back home. Above all, I was surrounded by young people who were
similarly dressed, who drank familiarlooking drinks, and who behaved as casually as their contemporaries in Prague. Only
their complexion and their facial features were different A for I was in Singapore.
I sat there thinking about this and again - for the umpteenth time A I realized an almost banal truth: that we row live in a
single global civilization. The identity of this civilization does not lie merely in similar forms of dress, or similar drinks, or
in the constant buzz of the same commercial music all around the world, or even in international advertising. It lies in
something deeper: thanks to the modern idea of constant progress, with its inherent expansionism, and to the rapid
evolution of science that comes directly from it, our planet has, for the first time in the long history of the human race, been
covered in the space of a very few decades by a single civilization A one that is essentially technological. The world is now
enmeshed in webs of telecommunication networks consisting of millions of tiny threads or capillaries that not only transmit
information of all kinds at lightning speed, but also convey integrated models of social, political and economic behaviour.
They are conduits for legal norms, as well as for billions and billions of dollars crisscrossing the world while remaining
invisible even to those who deal directly with them. The life of the human race is completely interconnected not only in the
informational sense, but in the causal sense as well. Anecdotically, I could illustrate this by reminding you A since I've
already mentioned Singapore A that today all it takes is a single shady transaction initiated by a single devious bank clerk
in Singapore to bring down a bank on the other side of the world. Thanks to the accomplishments of this civilization,
practically all of us know what cheques, bonds, bills of exchange, and stocks are. We are familiar with CNN and Chernobyl,
and we know who the Rolling Stones, or Nelson Mandela, or Salman Rushdie are. More than that, the capillaries that have
so radically integrated this civilization also convey information about certain modes of human co-existence that have proven
their worth, like democracy, respect for human rights, the rule of law, the laws of the marketplace. Such infor nation flows
around the world and, in varying degrees, takes root in different places.
In modern times this global civilization emerged in the territory occupied by European and ultimately by EureAmerican
culture. Historically, it evolved from a combination of traditions Å classical, Judaic and Christian. In theory, at least, it
gives people not only the capacity for worldwide communication, but also a coordinated means of defending themselves
against many common dangers. It can also, in an unprecedented way, make our life on this earth easier and open up to us
hitherto unexplored horizons in our knowledge of ourselves and the world we live in.
And yet there is something not quite right about it.
Allow me to use this ceremonial gathering for a brief meditation on a subject which I have dwelt upon a great deal, and
which I often bring up on occasions resembling this one. I want to focus today on the source of the dangers that threaten
humanity in spite of this global civilization, and often directly because of it. Above all, I would like to speak about the ways
in which these dangers can be confronted.
Many of the great problems we face today, as far as I understand them, have their origin in the fact that this global
civilization, though in evidence everywhere, is no more than a thin veneer over the sum total of human awareness, if I may
put it that way. This civilization is immensely fresh, young, new, and fragile, and the human spirit has accepted it with
dizzying alacrity, without itself changing in any essential way. Humanity has evolved over long millennia in all manner of
civilizations and cultures that gradually, and in very diverse ways, shaped our habits of mind, our relationship to the world,
our models of behaviour and the values we accept and recognize. In essence, this new, single epidermis of would civilization
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merely covers or conceals the immense variety of cultures, of peoples, of religious worlds, of historical traditions and
historically formed attitudes, all of which in a sense lie "beneath" it. At the same time, even as the veneer of world
civilization expands, this "underside" of humanity, this hidden dimension of it, demands more and more clearly to be heard
and to be granted a right to life.
And thus, while the world as a whole increasingly accepts the new habits of global civilization, another contradictory
process is taking place: ancient traditions are reviving, different religions and cultures are awakening to new ways of being,
seeking new room to exist, and struggling with growing fervour to realize what is unique to them and what makes them
different from others. Ultimately they seek to give their individuality a political expression.
It is often said that in our time, every valley cries out for its own independence or will even fight for it. Many nations, or
parts of them at least, are struggling against modern civilization or its main proponents for the right to worship their
ancient gods and obey the ancient divine injunctions. They carry on their struggle using weapons provided by the very
civilization they oppose. They employ radar, computers, lasers, nerve gases, and perhaps, in the future, even nuclear
weapons A all products of the world they challenge A to help defend their ancient heritage against the erosiors of modern
civilization. In contrast with these technological inventions, other products of this civilization A like democracy or the idea
of human rights A are not accepted in many places in the world because they are deemed to be hostile to local traditions.
In other words: the EuroAmerican world has equipped other parts of the globe with instruments that not only could
effectively destroy the enlightened values which, among other things, made possible the invention of precisely these
instruments, but which could well cripple the capacity of people to live together on this earth.
What follows from all of this?
It is my belief that this state of affairs contains a clear challenge not only to the Euro-American world but to our present-day
civilization as a whole. It is a challenge to this civilization to start understanding itself as a multicultural and 1 multipolar
civilization, whose meaning lies not in undermining the individuality of different spheres of culture and civilization but in
allowing them to be more completely themselves. This will only be possible, even conceivable, if we all accept a basic code
of mutual coexistence, a kind of common minimum we can all share, one that will enable us to go on living side by side.
Yet such a code won't stand a chance if it is merely the product of a few who then proceed to force it on the rest. It must be
an expression of the authentic will of everyone, growing out of the genuine spiritual roots hidden beneath the skin of our
common, global civilization. If it is merely disseminated through the capillaries of this skin, the way Cocacola ads are A as
a commodity offered by some to others A such a code can hardly be expected to take hold in any profound or universal way.
But is humanity capable of such an undertaking? Is it not a hopelessly utopian idea? Haven't we so lost control of our
destiny that we are condemned to gradual extinction in ever harsher hightech clashes between cultures, because of our fatal
inability to cooperate in the face of impending catastrophes, be they ecological, social, or demographic, or of cangers
generated by the state of our civilization as such?
I don't know.
But I have not lost hope.
I have not lost hope because I am persuaded again and again that, lying dormant in the deepest roots of most, if not all,
cultures there is an essential similarity, something that could be made À if the will to do so existed Ä a genuinely unifying
starting point for that new code of human coexistence that would be firmly anchored in the great diversity of human
traditions.
Don't we find somewhere in the foundations of most religions and cultures, though they may take a thousand and one
distinct forms, common elements such as respect for what transcends us, whether we mean the mystery of Being, or a moral
order that stands above us; certain imperatives that come to us from heaven, or from nature, or from our own hearts; a belief
that our deeds will live after us; respect for our neighbours, for our families, for certain natural authorities; respect for
human dignity and for nature: a sense of solidarity and benevolence towards guests who come with good inter tions?
Isn't the common, ancient origin or human roots of our diverse spiritualities, each of which is merely another kind of
human understanding of the same reality, the thing that can genuinely bring people of different cultures toget'her?
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And aren't the basic commandments of this archetypal spirituality in harmony with what even an unreligious person A
without knowing exactly why A may consider proper and meaningful?
Naturally, I am not suggesting that modern people be compelled to worship ancient deities and accept rituals they have long
since abandoned. I am suggesting something quite different: we must come to understand the deep mutual connection or
kinship between the various forms of our spirituality. We must recollect our original spiritual and moral substance, which
grew out of the same essential experience of humanity. I believe that this is the only way to achieve a genuine renewal of
our sense of responsibility for ourselves and for the world. And at the same time, it is the only way to achieve a deeper
understanding among cultures that will enable them to work together in a truly ecumenical way to create a new order for the
world.
The veneer of global civilization that envelops the modern world and the consciousness of humanity, as we all know, has a
dual nature, bringing into question, at every step of the way, the very values it is based upon, or which it propagates. The
thousands of marvelous achievements of this civilization that work for us so well and enrich us can equally im poverish,
diminish, and destroy our lives, and frequently do. Instead of serving people, many of these creations enslave them. Instead
of helping people to develop their identities, they take them away. Almost every invention or discovery - from the splitting
of the atom and the discovery of DNA to television and the computer - can be turned against us and used to oi I detriment.
How much easier it is today than it was during the First World War to destroy an entire metropolis in a single airraid. And
how much easier would it be today, in the era of television, for a madman like Hitler or Stalin to pervert the spirit of a
whole nation. When have people ever had the power we now possess to alter the climate of the planet or deplete its mineral
resources or the wealth of its fauna and flora in the space of a few short decades? And how much more destructive potential
do terrorists have at their disposal today than at the beginning of this century.
In our era, it would seem that one part of the human brain, the rational part which has made all these morally neutral
discoveries, has undergone exceptional development, while the other part, which should be alert to ensure that these
discoveries really serve humanity and will not destroy it, has lagged behind catastrophically.
Yes, regardless of where I begin my thinking about the problems facing our civilization, I always return to the theme of
human responsibility, which seems incapable of keeping pace with civilization and preventing it from turning against the
human race. It's as though the world has simply become too much for us to deal with.
There is no way back. Only a dreamer can believe that the solution lies in curtailing the progress of civilization in some way
or other. The main task in the coming era is something else: a radical renewal of our sense of responsibility. Our conscience
must catch up to our reason, otherwise we are lost.
It is my profound belief that there is only one way to achieve this: we must divest ourselves of our egoistical
anthropocentrism, our habit of seeing ourselves as masters of the universe who can do whatever occurs to us. We must
discover a new respect for what transcends us: for the universe, for the earth, for nature, for life, and for reality. Our respect
for other people, for other nations, and for other cultures, can only grow from a humble respect for the cosmic order and
from an awareness that we are a part of it, that we share in it and that nothing of what we do is lost, but rather becomes part
of the eternal memory of Being, where it is judged.
A better alternative for the future of humanity, therefore, clearly lies in imbuing our civilization with a spiritual dimension.
It's not just a matter of understanding its multicultural nature and finding inspiration for the creation of a new world order
in the common roots of all cultures. It is also essential that the EuroAmerican cultural sphere the one which created this
civilization and taught humanity its destructive pride - now return to its own spiritual roots and become an example to the
rest of the world in the search for a new humility.
General observations of this type are certainly not difficult to make, nor are they new or revolutionary. Modern people are
masters at describing the crises and the misery of the world which we shape, and for which we are responsible. We are
much less adept at putting things right.
So what specifically is to be done?
I do not believe in some universal key or panacea. I am not an advocate of what Karl Popper called "holistic social
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engineering", particularly because I had to live most of my adult life in circumstances that resulted from an attempt to
create a holistic Marxist utopia. I know more than enough, therefore, about efforts of this kind.
This does not relieve me, however, of the responsibility to think of ways to make the world better.
It will certainly not be easy to awaken in people a new sense of responsibility for the world, an ability to conduct themselves
as if they were to live on this earth forever, and to be held answerable for its condition one day. Who knows how many
horrific cataclysms humanity may have to go through before such a sense of responsibility is generally accepted. But this
does not mean that those who wish to work for it cannot begin at once. It is a great task for teachers, educators,
intellectuals, the clergy, artists, entrepreneurs, journalists, people active in all forms of public life.
Above all it is a task for politicians.
Even in the most democratic of conditions, politicians have immense influence, perhaps more than they themselves realize.
This influence does not lie in their actual mandates, which in any case are considerably limited. It lies in something else: in
the spontaneous impact their charisma has on the public.
The main task of the present generation of politicians is not, I think, to ingratiate themselves with the public through the
decisions they take or their smiles on television. It is not to go on winning elections and ensuring themselves at place in the
sun till the end of their days. Their role is something quite different: to assume their share of responsibility for the
longrange prospects of our world and thus to set an example for the public in whose sight they work. Their responsibility is
to think ahead boldly, not to fear the disfavour of the crowd, to imbue their actions with a spiritual dimension (which of
course is not the same thing as ostentatious attendance at religious services), to explain again and again - both to the public
and to their colleagues A that politics must do far more than reflect the interests of particular groups or lobbies. After all,
politics is a matter of serving the community, which means that it is morality in practice. And how better to serve the
community and practise morality than by seeking in the midst of the global (and globally threatened) civilization their own
global political responsibility: that is, their responsibility for the very survival of the human race?
I don't believe that a politician who sets out on this risky path will inevitably jeopardize his or her political survival. This is
a wrongheaded notion which assumes that the citizen is a fool and that political success depends on playing to this folly.
That is not the way it is. A conscience slumbers in every human being, something divine. And that is what we have to put
our trust in.
Ladies and gentlemen,
I find myself at perhaps the most famous university in the most powerful country in the world. With your perraission, I will
say a few words on the subject of the politics of a great power.
It is obvious that those who have the greatest power and influence also bear the greatest responsibility. Like it or not, the
United States of America now bears probably the greatest responsibility for the direction our world will take. The United
States, therefore, should reflect most deeply on this responsibility.
Isolationism has never paid off for the United States. Had it entered the First World War earlier, perhaps it would not have
had to pay with anything like the casualties it actually incurred.
The same is true of the Second World War: when Hitler was getting ready to invade Czechoslovakia, and in S4) doing finally
expose the lack of courage on the part of the western democracies, your President wrote a letter to the Czechos lovak
President imploring him to come to some agreement with Hitler. Had he not deceived himself and the whole world into
believing that an agreement could be made with this madman, had he instead shown a few teeth, perhaps the Second World
War need not have happened, and tens of thousands of young Americans need not have died fighting in it.
Likewise, just before the end of that war, had your President, who was otherwise an outstanding man, said a ear "no" to
Stalin's decision to divide the world, perhaps the Cold War, which cost the United States hundreds of billions of dollars,
need not have happened either.
I beg you: do not repeat these mistakes! You yourselves have always paid a heavy price for them! There is simply no
escaping the responsibility you have as the most powerful country in the world.
There is far more at stake here than simply standing up to those who would like once again to divide the worl into spheres
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of interest, or subjugate others who are different from them, and weaker. What is now at stake is saving the human race. In
other words, it's a question of what I've already talked about: of understanding modern civilization as a multicultural and
multipolar civilization, of turning our attention to the original spiritual sources of human culture and above all, of our own
culture, of drawing from these sources the strength for a courageous and magnanimous creation of a new order for the
world.
Not long ago I was at a gala dinner to mark an important anniversary. There were fifty Heads of State present, perhaps
more, who came to honour the heroes and victims of the greatest war in human history. This was not a political conference,
but the kind of social event that is meant principally to show hospitality and respect to the invited guests. When the seating
plan was given out, I discovered to my surprise that those sitting at the table next to mine were not identified simply as
representatives of a particular state, as was the case with all the other tables; they were referred to as "permanent members
of the UN Security Council and the G7." I had mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I thought how maivelous that
the richest and most powerful of this world see each other often and even at this dinner, can talk informally and get to know
each other better. On the other hand, a slight chill went down my spine, for I could not help observing that one table had
been singled out as being special and particularly important. It was a table for the big powers. Somewhat perversely, I began
to imagine that the people sitting at it were, along with their Russian caviar, dividing the rest of us up among themselves,
without asking our opinion. Perhaps all this is merely the whimsy of a former and perhaps future playwright. But I wanted
to express it here. For one simple reason: to emphasize the terrible gap that exists between the responsibility cf the great
powers and their hubris. The architect of that seating arrangement A I should think it was none of the attending Presidents
A was not guided by a sense of responsibility for the world, but by the banal pride of the powerful.
But pride is precisely what will lead the world to hell. I am suggesting an alternative: humbly accepting our responsibility
for the world.
There is one great opportunity in the matter of coexistence between nations and spheres of civilization, culture and religion
that should be grasped and exploited to the limit. This is the appearance of supranational or regional communities. By now,
there are many such communities in the world, with diverse characteristics and differing degrees of integration. I believe in
this approach. I believe in the importance of organisms that lie somewhere between nation states and a world community,
organisms that can be an important medium of global communication and cooperation. I believe that this tren.1 towards
integration in a world where A as I've said A every valley longs for independence, must be given the greatest possible
support. These organisms, however, must not be an expression of integration merely for the sake of integration. They must
be one of the many instruments enabling each region, each nation, to be both itself and capable of cooperation with others.
That is, they must be one of the instruments enabling countries and peoples who are close to each other geographically,
ethnically, culturally and economically and who have common security interests, to form associations and better
communicate with each other and with the rest of the world. At the same time, all such regional communities must rid
themselves of fear that other like communities are directed against them. Regional groupings in areas that have common
traditions and a common political culture ought to be a natural part of the complex political architecture of the world.
Cooperation between such regions ought to be a natural component of cooperation on a worldwide scale. As long as the
broadening of NATO membership to include countries who feel culturally and politically a part of the region the Alliance
was created to defend is seen by Russia, for example, as an anti-Russian undertaking, it will be a sign that Russia has not
yet understood the challenge of this era.
The most important world organization is the United Nations. I think that the fiftieth anniversary of its birth could be an
occasion to reflect on how to infuse it with a new ethos, a new strength, and a new meaning, and make it the truly most
important arena of good cooperation among all cultures that make up our planetary civilization.
But neither the strengthening of regional structures nor the strengthening of the UN will save the world if both processes
are not informed by that renewed spiritual charge which I see as the only hope that the human race will survive another
millennium.
I have touched on what I think politicians should do.
There is, however, one more force that has at least as much, if not more, influence on the general state of min 1 as
politicians do.
That force is the mass media.
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Only when fate sent me into the realm of high politics did I become fully aware of the media's doubleedged wer. Their
dual impact is not a specialty of the media. It is merely a part, or an expression of the dual nature of today's civilization of
which I have already spoken.
Thanks to television the whole world discovered, in the course of an evening, that there is a country called Rwanda where
people are suffering beyond belief. Thanks to television it is possible to do at least a little to help those who are suffering.
Thanks to television the whole world, in the course of a few seconds, was shocked and horrified about what happened in
Oklahoma City and, at the same time, understood it as a great warning for all. Thanks to television the whole world knows
that there exists an internationally recognized country called Bosnia and Herzegovina and that from the moment it
recognized this country, the international community has tried unsuccessfully to divide it into grotesque ministates
according to the wishes of warlords who have never been recognized by anyone as anyone's legitimate representatives.
That is the wonderful side of today's mass media, or rather, of those who gather the news. Humanity's thanks belong to all
those courageous reporters who voluntarily risk their lives wherever something evil is happening, in order to arouse the
conscience of the world.
There is, however, another, less wonderful, aspect of television, one that merely revels in the horrors of the world or,
unforgivably, makes them commonplace, or compels politicians to become first of all television stars. But whe is it written
that someone who is good on television is necessarily also a good politician? I never fail to be astonished at how much I am
at the mercy of television directors and editors, at how my public image depends far more on them than it does on myself, at
how important it is to smile appropriately on television, or choose the right tie, at how television forces me to express my
thoughts as sparely as possible, in witticisms, slogans or sound bites, at how easily my television image can be made to seem
different from the real me. I am astonished by this and at the same time, I fear it serves no good purpose. I know politicians
who have learned to see themselves only as the television camera does. Television has thus expropriated their personalities,
and made them into something like television shadows of their former selves. I sometimes wonder whether they even sleep
in a way that will look good on television.
I am not outraged with television or the press for distorting what I say, or ignoring it, or editing me to appear like some
strange monster. I am not angry with the media when I see that a politician's rise or fall often depends more on them than
on the politician concerned. What interests me is something else: the responsibility of those who have the mass media in
their hands. They too bear responsibility for the world, and for the future of humanity. Just as the splitting of the atom can
immensely enrich humanity in a thousand and one ways and, at the same time, can also threaten it with destruction, so
television can have both good and evil consequences. Quickly, suggestively, and to an unprecedented degree, it can
disseminate the spirit of understanding, humanity, human solidarity and spirituality, or it can stupefy whole nations and
continents. And just as our use of atomic energy depends solely on our sense of responsibility, so the proper use of
television's power to enter practically every household and every human mind depends on our sense of responsibility as
well.
Whether our world is to be saved from everything that threatens it today depends above all on whether human beings come
to their senses, whether they understand the degree of their responsibility and discover a new relationship to the very
miracle of Being. The world is in the hands of us all. And yet some have a greater influence on its fate than others. The
more influence a person has A be they politician or television announcer À the greater the demands placed or their sense of
responsibility and the less they should think merely about personal interests.
Ladies and gentlemen,
In conclusion allow me a brief personal remark. I was born in Prague and I lived there for decades without be ng allowed to
study properly or visit other countries. Nevertheless, my mother never abandoned one of her secret and quite extravagant
dreams: that one day I would study at Harvard. Fate did not permit me to fulfil her dream. But something else happened,
something that would never have occurred even to my mother: I have received a doctoral degree at Harvard without even
having to study here.
More than that, I have been given to see Singapore, and countless other exotic places. I have been given to un derstand how
small this world is and how it torments itself with countless things it need not torment itself with if people could find within
themselves a little more courage, a little more hope, a little more responsibility, a little more mutual understar ding and
love.
I don't know whether my mother is looking down at me from heaven, but if she is I can guess what she's probably thinking:
she's thinking that I'm sticking my nose into matters that only people who have properly studied political science at Harvard
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have the right to stick their noses into.
I hope that you don't think so.
Thank you for your attention.
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