The Intimate Partner Violence Intervention (IPVI) is a coordinated strategy that addresses the most serious intimate partner violence (IPV), focusing the attention and actions on individuals causing IPV harm in the community while simultaneously centering victim-survivor safety. Through a multidisciplinary partnership, IPVI rewrites the narrative on how IPV can be addressed in communities while also … Continued
This podcast focuses on assessing and managing IPV risk through multidisciplinary models. Featured guest speakers are Beth Meeks is the Director of the Capacity Technical Assistance Team at the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), Dottie Davis retired Deputy Chief with the Fort Wayne, IN Police Department, Kassondra Seyfert, Ulster County District Attorney’s Office … Continued
Brief overview of the Intimate Partner Violence Intervention (IPVI) model.
Overview of the Intimate Partner Violence Intervention (IPVI) model factsheet
Developed by the National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC), the Intimate Partner Violence Intervention (IPVI) is an offender-focused, victim-centered approach that addresses the most serious intimate partner violence. The strategy aims to reduce harm to victims; intervene early in cycles of victimization; and shift the burden of preventing intimate partner violence from victims to a … Continued
After 2 devastating intimate partner homicides in 2008, High Point, North Carolina Police Department (High Point NC, PD) decided to change its’ approach to domestic violence intervention. At the core of High Point’s approach is a strategy known as focused deterrence, a crime reduction model developed in Boston in the early 1990s as a way … Continued
Since 2009, the National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC) and partners in High Point, NC have been piloting an Intimate Partner Violence Intervention (IPVI), based on the focused deterrence framework. For years, the city struggled to control its IPV problem. Despite efforts to address the problem, IPV rates remained steady and fully a third of … Continued