1. Fatality Review: Communities & Social Change May 17-19, 2015 St. Petersburg, Florida

11. Identifying Batterers A proactive corrections response to domestic violence in Kansas

12. Safety & Accountability Audit “An unidentified perpetrator of DV who is on parole poses a significantly increased risk to public safety.” “Ignoring the importance of DV in the corrections setting, whether inside or outside of the correctional facility, ignores critical factors included in criminogenic predictors of future behavior.” Safety & Accountability Audit of KDOC, Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence 2005

13. DV FRB Recommendation DV FRB Recommendation “The Kansas Department of Corrections should screen inmates for domestic violence at the Reception and Diagnostic Unit and upon release from a correctional facility…” -State of Kansas, Governor Kathleen Sebelius, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board 2007 Report, January 2008

14. DV Screening Tool Have the police ever been called for something that happened between you and a sexual partner, an ex- partner or someone you were living with, married to or dating? Have you ever been arrested for, charged with or convicted of anything… Are you currently serving time or have you ever served time for anything… Do you currently have, or have you ever had a protection order, restraining order or cease correspondence filed against you? Have you ever attended or participated in Anger Management, DV Counseling or BIP? Have you ever been sanctioned on parole or probation or been revoked due to an incident…

15. DV Screening Tool Existing Kansas Components “Scoring” Delivery/implementation

16. DV Screening Tool Data Implemented July 1, 2014 1,601 offenders screened o 44% self-disclosed history of DV o 55% self-disclosed no history of DV o 1% refused to complete the screening o 2% were incomplete o 4% received an override

17. Moving Forward Expansion Batterer Intervention in-facility High Risk tracking

18. Thank you! Janet Good Domestic Violence Response Specialist Kansas Department of Corrections Office of Victim Services 785-506-4193 Janet.Good@doc.ks.gov