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Duluth Minnesota
Elsa Chiu HKCSS
The Duluth Model
Background
1970s
First shelter opened in the States
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Advocacy groups, the press, lawmakers,
researchers, academia and the public, leader in
different disciplines
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recognized the need to develop and implement new
policies and protocols to protect victims
Background
The Duluth Model
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1978
A domestic abuse case Cindy Landfried was battered for 3
yrs, finally she shot and kill her husband.
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propose a proactive domestic assault intervention
project
Duluth as the site for an experimental project
introduce multiple inter-agency agreements to
improve the community’s ability to hold offenders
accountable for their violence.
Background
The Duluth Model
Background
March 2, 1981
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The priority is always the victims safety.
Launch Domestic Abuse Intervention Project
(DAIP)
Adopt policies and procedures to coordinate
interventions
Use legal sanctions, rehabilitation programs
and incarceration when necessary
Background
Critical Success Factors
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Community consensus
Resource support
Trust and support
Autonomous, non-profit agency and small
coordinating staff (interest free, neutral position)
Small community
Critical Success Factors
The Duluth Model
A comprehensive community-based project widely recognized as
a model in confronting domestic assault
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A criminal justice intervention project in
domestic violence cases.
A system of
Networks
Agreements
processes
applied principles
created by local shelters movement,
criminal justice agencies and human
services programs.
Background
Aims
Advocate for collective interest of women, instead of individual case to case
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To increase victim safety
To increase accountability of the perpetrators
To break the climate of tolerance to domestic
violence
Aims
The five core principles of
intervention
Clear and specific goals provided a consistent stance
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burden of confronting abusers -- the community, not
the victim
individual practitioners -- cooperative, guided by
training, job descriptions and standardized practices
responsive to the totality of harm
Priority -- Protection of the victim
basic understanding of and a commitment to
accountability to the victim
Principles
8 Essential Activities
Building a Coordinated Community Response composes of
community organizing and advocacy
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Building coherent philosophical approach
(Focus on victim safety)
Developing “best practice” policies and protocols
Reducing fragmentation
Building monitoring and tracking system
Ensuring a supportive community infrastructure;
Intervening abusers directly
Undoing harm to the victims;
Evaluating the outcome (the victims’ standpoint)
Activities
DAIP Organizing Process
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Agency audit
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Implementation 
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Evaluation 
Talk
Watch
Read
Work in small group
Propose changes
Convince policy makers
Test new ideas & make adjustments
Organize training
Monitor compliance
Document Impact
Organizing Process
The Duluth Model
(2003)
Minnesota Program Development, Inc.
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Domestic Abuse Intervention Project
(Coordinate the Community Response)
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Men’s Non-violence Education Class /
CrossRoads Program
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Domestic Abuse Information Network (DAIN)
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Child Visitation Centre
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National Training Project
Content
Law
enforcement
Medical
Judiciary
Com.
organizations
Judiciary
Com.
organizations
Pence (1996). Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Assault Cases: A Guide for Policy Development.
MN :Minnesota Program Development, Inc.
Feedback
People in system
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DAIP Staff Counselor & group facilitators
911 communication centre
The Police
The prosecutors / probation officers
Public health nurse
Feedback
Feedback
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Many people think it’s wrong for a woman to
bring her partner to court for abuse. It’s NOT…
Court don’t ruin relationships, violence does.
(MIKE)
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When I was arrested, I was mad at
everyone…..These classes really helped me. I
can see now what I was doing and I think I can
deal with my problem a lot different now. (Dave)
Achievement
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comprehensive community-based system
intervention
strengthened criminal justice response
strong pro-arrest policy
consistent sentencing of perpetrators
Good victim advocacy and support
Mandatory attendance
Strong penalties.
Achievement
Achievement
international recognition on pioneering efforts
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To alter public policy
To protect victims of domestic abuse
To offer rehabilitation opportunities for
offenders
Achievement
Issue of concerns
Institutional change
 any efforts changing the socio-cultural
institution?
 changing the perpetrators themselves?
Criminal Justice approach? public health
approach?
 community prevention strategies?
 influence of the media?
 teenage?
Issue of concern
Issue of concerns
Other concerned professions
The medical practitioners ?
 The Churches ?
 The schools ?
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Issue of concern
Issue of concerns
Monitoring
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Professional compliance
Victim safety
Support to batterers
Issue of concern
Is it necessary to further
strengthen the system in
responding to domestic
violence in Hong Kong?
Who?
Websites
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Victim Support, SWD
(www.info.gov.hk/swd/vs)
E-resources, HKCSS (www.hkcss.org.hk/fs/er)
Minnesota Program Development Inc.
(www.duluth-model.org)
Praxis International
(www.praxisinternatinal.org)
Minnesota Center Against Violence & Abuse
(www.mincava.umn.edu/).
The Battered Women's Justice Project
(www.bwjp.org)
Websites