Welcome

The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) is pleased to welcome you to this distance learning opportunity produced through a project funded by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), U. S. Department of Justice. Intimate partner domestic violence victims suffer physical, emotional, sexual, and economic abuse perpetrated by current or former spouses and other intimate partners. This form of terrorism within homes affects not only intimate partners, but also children or other vulnerable adults living in these homes, neighbors and bystanders, and first responders who may be among those injured, killed, or emotionally traumatized at the hands of domestic violence perpetrators.

Community corrections agencies and professionals who supervise defendants and offenders released in the community on pretrial release, probation supervision, or parole have a tremendous opportunity to contribute to the safety and well-being of domestic violence victims through effective supervision of domestic violence offenders. APPA has developed guidelines for the community supervision of domestic violence perpetrators that encourage a level of victim-centered supervision commensurate with the potential risk the offender represents rather than the criminal charges and convictions imposed (often misdemeanors).

Through this distance learning training, you will learn about the guidelines and recommended strategies for supervising domestic violence offenders to achieve the goals of increased victim safety, offender accountability, and offender behavior change.

You must register to participate in the training. You may register now or watch the introductory video for more information.

• Register now!
• Introductory video (~13 minutes) 

Let’s begin.

For more information about this project, please contact:
Carrie Abner
Project Director
The American Probation and Parole Association
Council of State Governments
2760 Research Park Drive
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: (859) 244-8031
Fax: (859) 244-8001
Email: cabner@csg.org