IPVI Theory of Change
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive problem that includes physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, and psychological aggression. Standard system-based responses to IPV have not
The National Network’s Intimate Partner Violence Intervention (IPVI) identifies and deters individuals who commit the most serious acts of intimate partner violence and reduces harm to victims. Through a collaborative partnership among law enforcement, service providers, and community, the strategy addresses all IPV offenders known to the criminal justice system. IPVI enables jurisdictions to intervene early in cycles of victimization through procedurally just messaging and notifications that communicate an intolerance of IPV and the consequences of continued offending. Special steps are taken to stop the most dangerous individuals and ensure the safety of victims and the community at large.
In addition to engaging with IPV offenders, the IPVI strategy includes a parallel victim outreach structure. Victim advocates provide victim-survivors access to critical services, safety planning, and information about the IPVI partnership’s stance on offending. Messaging and support to victims not only helps reduce further harm, but also communicates that the burden to stop the IPV offender is on the partnership—not the victim.
Tracking data for a pilot implementation of IPVI in High Point, North Carolina shows very encouraging reductions in intimate partner homicide, reoccurring violent episodes from notified persons, calls for service, and victim injuries.
How IPVI Works
IPVI Issue Brief
The Intimate Partner Violence Intervention (IPVI) is an aggressor-focused, victim-centered approach
that addresses the most serious intimate partner violence. This issue brief provides a succinct summary of IPVI strategy and its history of implementation.
An Approach to Reducing Intimate Partner Violence
The Intimate Partner Violence Intervention (IPVI) uses the National Network principles that have informed effective interventions against homicide, gun violence, drug markets, and other critical
The Intimate Partner Violence Intervention’s Impact on Kingston Offenders and Victims
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Enhancing Victim Safety and Offender Accountability: Preliminary Findings from an Implementation of an Intimate Partner Violence Focused Deterrence Strategy
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) perpetrators: IPV “specialists” or crime “generalists”?
Working with NNSC
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In the News
Federal aid funds intimate partner violence prevention efforts in Ulster County
KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Ulster County District Attorney’s office has been awarded a $500,000 grant through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against
October 29, 2021
Ulster County initiative aims to curb intimate partner violence
The program represents a “cultural shift” in the way law enforcement and the community approach intimate partner violence, said Elizabeth Culmone-Mills, an assistant district attorney
September 12, 2021
Breaking the Cycle of Intımate-Partner Violence
A new strategy is changing the way Kingston, New York, addresses the harms of intimate-partner violence. “We had been putting the burden on the victim
November 15, 2020
Police and prosecutors’ domestic violence strategy puts burden on victims, not abusers
By focusing on what survivors should or shouldn’t do, we’re blaming them for their own abuse and placing the onus for justice on them. There’s
October 16, 2020
