DVPC Report
SONOMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
AND
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE POLICY COMMITTEE
Final Report
November 19, 1996
Committee Membership
Toni Novak, Committee Chair
Sonoma County Legal Services Foundation
Assemblywomen Valerie Brown
Lisa Carreno, Executive Director
YWCA
Reverend Jim Coffee
Community Baptist Church
Maddy Hirshfield
Human Rights Commission
Eira Klish-Heartt, Nurse Manager
Community Hospital Emergency Room
Victor Pacheco
Family Community Counseling Services
Patricia Robles-Mitten
Mujeres Unidas
Councilwoman Pat Wiggins
City of Santa Rosa
Rose Zoia
Sonoma County Bar Association
Rick Brown, Facilitator/Staff
The Results Group
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Background
Committee Objectives
Preamble
Finding, Comments, Recommended Actions
- Attitudes and Values Conflict
- Community Involvement and Advocacy
- Training
- Accountability
- Contact with Law Enforcement
- Law Enforcement Personnel and Their Families
- Protection of Children
- Restraining Orders
- Investigation, Prosecution, and Inter-Agency Communication
- Processing of Court Cases, Disposition and Follow-up
- Prevention and Treatment
- Language Translation
Workplan and Timeline
Appendix 1: Recommended Actions by Accountable Party
- Sheriff's Department
- District Attorney
- Courts
- CPS/HSD
- Probation
- Other Law Enforcement Agencies
- Other Service Providers and Organizations
- Domestic Violence Council
- County Board of Education
- Human Services Coordinating Council
- Child Care Providers
- School Districts
- SSU and PTA's
- Law Enforcement Chief's Association
- Employers
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