Evaluation of the Office on Violence Against Women's Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstrative Initiative (DVHPDI)

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02021838
• Recruitment Status: Active, not recruiting
• First Posted: December 27, 2013
• Last Update Posted: January 27, 2020
• Sponsor: Yale University
• Collaborator: Michigan State University
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): Yale University

Study Description

Brief Summary:

In collaboration with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Office for Violence Against Women (OVW) the Yale University team will evaluate the implementation process and impact of the U.S. Department of Justice's Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstration Initiative. This evaluation seeks to draw critical findings and potential lessons from the combined experience of the sites including: 1) how the models work in different communities; 2) the barriers and facilitators to implementing the models; and 3) outcomes of the model delivery. The evaluation team will also disseminate the findings with the goal of informing replication.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment
Domestic Violence	Other: Lethality Assessment Program; Other: Domestic Violence High Risk Team

Detailed Description:

Process Evaluation: The process evaluation will assess: 1) the training and technical assistance provided to sites; 2) the implementation of the models in the communities; and 3) characteristics of the service delivery systems.

Technical Assistance Providers will document the training and technical assistance (TTA) they provide to the sites.

Sites will be asked to identify key stakeholders to participate in interviews before the implementation begins and then two additional times during the demonstration phase. Key informant interviews will assess: recipient's perception of the training and technical assistance; model fidelity; model implementation (including model penetration, barriers and facilitators to implementation); and, perceptions of model impact. In addition to key informant interviews administrative data will be gathered to assess aspects of model implementation and systematic observations of law enforcement initiated screens will be conducted by a member of the evaluation team who will join patrol officers for "ride-alongs".

Impact Evaluation: The impact evaluation will assess changes in: 1) collaboration among service sectors; 2) supervision and sanctions for offenders; 3) recidivism and re-victimization; 4) victim reported feelings of safety; 5) utilization of resources; and 6) nature of safety planning.

System Collaboration will be assessed through a web-based survey completed at three time points by key stakeholders representing all potential partners in the community. Social network analysis will provide a visual depiction of how the network changes over time.

Victim Interviews will be conducted to determine the impact of involvement in the model program on their safety and wellbeing. Victims will be interviewed at three time points and will be asked about: prior and recent contact with law enforcement, domestic violence service providers or other providers; awareness of resources to address IPV; their safety and fear of their partner; coping strategies utilized; social support; financial resources; willingness to utilize criminal justice system and domestic violence service providers; both their and offenders behavior, beliefs and attitudes; self-reported mental health and substance abuse; their report of offenders substance abuse; and demographic information.

Administrative Data will be utilized to examine the breadth of the model implementation; the impact of the model programs on criminal justice processes; and whether there is a connection between the extent of post-risk assessment sanctions and services and the pattern of newly recorded incidents between the victim and offender. The evaluation will compare processing and outcomes across cases that are in many ways similar except that some cases were determined to be high risk and a risk assessment was completed and others where a risk assessment was not conducted. To facilitate these comparisons, the evaluation team will build a comprehensive database that will depict the "life-history" of each victim and offender dyad.

Study Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Actual Enrollment: 666 participants
• Observational Model: Cohort
• Time Perspective: Prospective
• Official Title: Evaluation of the Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Initiative
• Actual Study Start Date: January 1, 2014
• Estimated Primary Completion Date: December 31, 2020
• Estimated Study Completion Date: December 31, 2020

Groups and Cohorts

Group/Cohort	Intervention/treatment
Contra Costa County, California; Lethality Assessment Program	Other: Lethality Assessment Program; Law enforcement officers conduct risk screen of domestic violence victims, if high risk victims are referred to domestic violence services.; Other Name: LAP
Pitt County, North Carolina; Lethality Assessment Program	Other: Lethality Assessment Program; Law enforcement officers conduct risk screen of domestic violence victims, if high risk victims are referred to domestic violence services.; Other Name: LAP
Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Domestic Violence High Risk Team	Other: Domestic Violence High Risk Team; Law enforcement officers conduct risk screen of domestic violence victims, if high risk victims are referred to domestic violence services and a team who monitors the clinical and criminal justice progress.; Other Name: HRT
Winnebago County, IL; Lethality Assessment Program	Other: Lethality Assessment Program; Law enforcement officers conduct risk screen of domestic violence victims, if high risk victims are referred to domestic violence services.; Other Name: LAP
Miami Dade County, FL; Lethality Assessment Program	Other: Lethality Assessment Program; Law enforcement officers conduct risk screen of domestic violence victims, if high risk victims are referred to domestic violence services.; Other Name: LAP
Battle Creek, MI; Lethality Assessment Program	Other: Lethality Assessment Program; Law enforcement officers conduct risk screen of domestic violence victims, if high risk victims are referred to domestic violence services.; Other Name: LAP
Nashville, TN; Lethality Assessment Program	Other: Lethality Assessment Program; Law enforcement officers conduct risk screen of domestic violence victims, if high risk victims are referred to domestic violence services.; Other Name: LAP

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

1. Decreased frequency of re-assault [ Time Frame: up to 3 years ]
   Decrease in harassment, assault, injury, homicide/mortality

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Increased collaboration between network partners [ Time Frame: up to 3 years ]
   Increased information sharing, case planning, coordinated response
2. Increased awareness of and utilization of resources for victims [ Time Frame: Up to 3 years ]
   Increased awareness of and utilization of community resources
3. Increased safety planning [ Time Frame: Up to 3 years ]
   Increased safety planning at the time of police intervention
4. Increased victim reported safety [ Time Frame: Up to 3 years ]
   Victim reported changes in perceptions of safety
5. Increased sanctions for offender [ Time Frame: Up to 3 years ]
   Sanctions such as pre-trial containment, cases to trial, adjudications, containment post-adjudication

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study will include all domestic violence offenders and victims within the four demonstration communities.

Criteria

The demonstration sites are:

Contra Costa County, CA Pitt County, NC Cuyahoga County, OH Winnebago County, IL Miami/Dade County, FL Battle Creek, MI Nashville, TN

Contacts and Locations

Locations

United States, Connecticut

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06511

Sponsors and Collaborators

Yale University

Michigan State University

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Joy S Kaufman, PhD; Yale University
• Study Director: Christopher Maxwell, PhD; Michigan State University
• Study Director: Tami Sullivan, PhD; Yale University

More Information

• Responsible Party: Yale University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02021838
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1311013010
• First Posted: December 27, 2013
• Last Update Posted: January 27, 2020
• Last Verified: January 2020

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

• Plan to Share IPD: Yes
• Plan Description: Data will be archived with the National Institute of Justice
• Supporting Materials: Study Protocol; Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP)
• Time Frame: before December 31, 2020
• Access Criteria: To be determined

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Keywords provided by Yale University:

domestic violence homicide prevention