| Location
of Project: |
Administrative Office
of the Trial Court |
| Project Title: |
Domestic Violence Court Assessment
Project - Year 7 |
| Awarding
Agency: |
Executive Office of Public Safety |
| Grant Program: |
VAWA S.T.O.P |
| Grant Amount: |
$100,400 |
| Project Duration: |
10/1/07 to 9/30/08 |
| Project
Director: |
Jamie Sabino
Project Coordinator
617-878-0463
|
| Brief
Description of Project: |
The project consists
of three components: 1) the Domestic Violence Court
Assessment Project (DVCAP) which builds on the
work of the statewide court assessment, the results
of which were published in August 2003 as "Progress
and Challenges: Viewpoints on the Trial Court's
Response to Domestic Violence", including work
to address difficult issues highlighted in the
report, revision of forms and Guidelines, provision
of appropriate materials for court staff and participation
in numerous public and private collaborations;
2) presentation by the Judicial Institute of programs
for judicial and non-judicial personnel covering
issues arising in court cases involving violence
against women; and, 3) Redesigning the Court's
Response to Prostitution, a project designed to
assist the courts to better understand and address
issues faced by prostituted women and to allow
better handling of their cases.
|
| Location of
Project: |
Massachusetts Sentencing Commission |
| Project
Title: |
Collaborative Training
Initiative with Criminal Justice Agency Research
Staff |
| Awarding
Agency: |
Executive Office of Public Safety |
| Grant Program: |
Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant Program |
| Grant Amount: |
$33,250 |
| Project Duration: |
1/15/08 to 1/14/09 |
| Project
Director: |
Linda Holt
Research Director
617-788-6867
|
| Brief
Description of Project: |
This project will provide
training opportunities in innovative research technologies
to criminal justice agency researchers and other
staff interested in research. Training will be
coordinated through MCJARG, a collaborative group
with representation of many criminal justice agencies.
A pre‑project needs assessment survey will
be distributed to establish priorities for training,
conducting training programs and providing for
ongoing project management.
|
| Location of
Project: |
Office of the Commissioner of Probation |
| Project Title: |
Fatherhood Program |
| Awarding Agency: |
Children's Trust Fund |
| Grant Amount: |
$13,575 |
| Project Duration: |
7/24/06 to 6/30/08 |
| Project
Director: |
Liz Tavares
|
| Brief
Description of Project: |
This project will support
the implementation of group-based fatherhood programs
offered by individual courts which have received
training from OCP in the fatherhood model. Up to
$2,100 subgrants will be made for the purchase
of items that support implementation of fatherhood
group activities including parenting education
supplies/materials, refreshments/supplies needed
for program graduation events and stipends for
guest speakers.
|
| Location
of Project: |
Administrative Office of the Trial
Court |
| Project Title: |
Interactive Online Program for Completion
of Abuse Protection Forms |
| Awarding Agency: |
Boston Bar Foundation |
| Grant Program: |
IOLTA |
| Grant Amount: |
$49,236 |
| Project Duration: |
9/1/07 to 8/31/08 |
| Project
Director: |
Jamie Sabino, 617-878-0463 |
| Brief
Description of Project: |
This project will develop
an interactive online program to enable individuals
to answer a series of questions resulting in a
completed abuse protection form.
|
| Location of
Project: |
Administrative Office of the Trial
Court |
| Project Title: |
Implementation of Mediator Qualification
Standards |
| Awarding Agency: |
State Justice Institute |
| Grant Program: |
Technical Assistance |
| Grant Amount: |
$30,000 |
| Project Duration: |
10/1/07 to 9/30/08 |
| Project
Director: |
Timothy Linnehan, 617-878-0372
|
| Brief
Description of Project: |
This project will provide
an implementation tool for the Trial Court that
will focus on the highest quality court connected
dispute resolution services. Implementation of
mediator qualification standards will ensure that
Rule 8 of the Uniform Rules on Dispute Resolution
is achieved and maintained by community mediation
programs for the benefit of litigants using court
connected dispute resolution services.
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