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General Information on Standards Articles

• Assessing and Monitoring Programs For Men Who Abuse Women by Lundy Bancroft
• A Review of Standards for Batterer Intervention Programs
• Batterer Intervention: Program Approaches and Criminal Justice Strategies (this is the .pdf version)
• Controversies and Recent Studies of Batterer Intervention Program Effectiveness
• Batterer Intervention: Program Approaches and Criminal Justice Strategies - HTML
• Batterer Intervention Programs: State Standards for Service Providers

Prepared by: Heather Parker
for the National Judicial Education Program
INTIMATE PARTNER SEXUAL ASSAULT: ADJUDICATING THIS HIDDEN DIMENSION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES
© 2007, National Judicial Education Program

State Standards Listing by State

Alabama	Alabama Association of Violence Intervention Programs Alabama Information on Perpetrator Intervention Programs for Abusers Alabama Certification Standards for Domestic Violence Perpetrator Intervention Programs
Alaska	Alaska Standards Alaska Approved Batterer Intervention Programs
Arizona	Arizona Standards (see Article 11. Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Offender Treatment)
Arkansas	Arkansas currently does not have BIP standards
California	CALIFORNIA CODES PENAL CODE SECTION 1191-1210.5  California Standards San Diego County Task Force on Domestic Violence: Treatment and Intervention Standards Santa Clara County Probation Department: Standards for Batterers Programs and Certification
Colorado	Colorado Domestic Violence Board(reprinted and reorganized March 2005). There is a great deal of additional information here about BIP's in Colorado!
Connecticut	Connecticut currently does not have BIP standards Non-Violence Alliance Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Delaware	Delaware Standards
Florida	Florida's Current Standards and BIP Information Florida updated rules
Georgia	Georgia's Model Protocol for Batterers Classes Model Protocol for Batterers Intervention Programs Georgia Department of Corrections: Family Violence Intervention Programs (FVIP) website
Hawaii	Hawaii Batterer's Intervention Standards For the Island of Oahu, Hawaii 2002 Hawaii Batterer Intervention Program Standards December 2010
Idaho	Revised as of 11-1-2005: Links to Resources on Batterer Treatment Idaho Standards
Illinois	Partner Abuse Intervention Services Coalition of Illinois Illinois Certified Partner Abuse Certified Professional Information Illinois Protocol for Male Perpetrators of Woman Abuse 2002 Illinois Protocol for Female Perpetrators of Heterosexual Partner Abuse 2002 Standards for Batterer Programs: A Formative Evaluation of the Illinois Protocol
Indiana	Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Standards for Batterers Intervention Programs effective April 2012 Indiana Law: Requirements for Domestic Battery Convictions
Iowa	Iowa Department of Corrections: Standards for Batterers Education Programs Iowa Department of Human Rights: Evaluation of the Batterer's Education System and Process
Kansas	Batterer Intervention Standards and related information. BIP Certification and BIP Resources
Kentucky	Kentucky Batterer Intervention Standards Application Kentucky Batterer Intervention Standards (Law) Kentucky Certification Program for Court-Ordered Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Providers Jefferson County: Standards of Care for Domestic Violence Perpetrator Treatment New Domestic violence batterer intervention provider certification standards
Louisiana	Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Maine	Department of Corrections: Batterer Intervention Program Certification Listing of Maine Certified Programs
Maryland	The Governor's Family Violence Council's Operational Guidelines For Abuser Intervention Programs In Maryland
Massachusetts	Violence Prevention and Intervention Services Programs and Services Massachusetts Batterer Intervention Programs
Michigan	Batterer Intervention Standards for the State of Michigan Batterer Intervention Program Application for Providership Wayne County Intervention Standards for Domestic Violence Male Batterer Programs Allegan, Kent, Ionia, and Moncalm Counties: Batterer Intervention Services Standards 2003 Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board brochure on Michigan BIS Standards
Minnesota	Guidelines for Men Who Batter Programs Minnesota Statutes 2001
Mississippi	Mississippi currently does not have BIP standards
Missouri	Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence: Standards and Guidelines for Batterer Intervention Programs June 2006 St. Louis, Missouri Association of Batterer Intervention Providers: Program Standards
Montana	Montana's Domestic Violence Perpetrator Program Minimum Standards
Nebraska	Nebraska: Domestic Violence Offender Program Standards Nebraska Program Guidelines Nebraska BIP Listing Nebraska BIP Listing 2012
Nevada	Treatment Programs for Domestic Violence Perpetrators: Batterer's Treatment Standards
New Hampshire	Overview of New Hampshire's Batterer Intervention Standards 2002 Governor's Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence: Batterer Intervention Standards (Note: This is a large .pdf file, please be patient on download)
New Jersey	New Jersey Standards for Batterer Intervention Groups created: 10-5-2004
New Mexico	New Mexico Domestic Violence Offender Treatment/Intervention: Program Standards 2013
New York	New York currently does not have BIP standards New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence on Batterers' Programs Batterers Intervention Programs: Issues and Challenges Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
North Carolina	Abuser Treatment Programs
North Dakota	North Dakota Standards The North Dakota Adult Batterer’s Treatment Forum The North Dakota Adult Batterer’s Treatment Forum
Ohio	Ohio Self Evaluation Tool for Batterers Intervention Programs Ohio standards for Batterers Intervention Programs Cleveland Municipal Court Probation Department: Batterer Intervention Program Requirements An Exploratory Study of Court-Referred Batterer Intervention Programs in Ohio
Oklahoma	Oklahoma Standards
Oregon	Oregon BIP Advisory Committee Oregon BIP Directory 2011-2012 Changes in Oregon Batterer Intervention Program Characteristics in Relation to State Standards Oregon Administrative Rules on Batterer Intervention Program Guidelines January 1, 2006 Oregon Proposed Oregon Administrative Rule Revisions for Batterer Intervention Programs December 13, 2011 update information
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Rhode Island	State of Rhode Island: Batterers Intervention Program Comprehensive Standards, Adopted August 1998, Amended December 2007 Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Suggested Guidelines For Batterer's Program Standards 1994 Rhode Island 1998-99 Rhode Island Batterer Intervention Programs
South Carolina	Standards of Care For Batterers Treatment State Coalition site: Standards of Care For Batterers Treatment South Carolina: Full Standards
South Dakota	South Dakota currently does not have BIP standards
Tennessee	Rules of Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council: Rules for Batterer's Intervention Programs The Tennessee Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council
Texas	Texas BIPP Accreditation Full updated materials Battering Intervention and Prevention Project Guidelines
Utah	Utah State Standards for Batterer Intervention Programs
Vermont	Vermont Statewide Standards for Domestic Abuse Intervention, January 2010 Vermont Standards other resources Batterer Intervention Services
Virginia	Virginian Batterer Intervention Certification Board Virginia Standards for Batterer Intervention Programs What can you expect when you refer an individual to a Certified Batterer Intervention Program Domestic Violence Perpetrator Treatment Program Standards
Washington, D.C.	Batterers Treatment Subcommittee Proposal
Wisconsin	2007 Male Batterers Treatment Standards for Wisconsin Batterers Treatment Provider Association, Certified Domestic Abuse Batterers Treatment 1991 Batterers Treatment Standards for State-Funded Domestic Abuse Batterers-Treatment Grants/Contracts 1996 Wisconsin Male Batterers Treatment Standards for State-Funded Domestic Abuse Batterers-Treatment Grants/Contracts Domestic & Family Violence: A Model Civil Code for Wisconsin's P.L. 280 Tribes
West Virginia	Batterer Intervention Prevention Programs in West Virginia 2003 Batterer Intervention Standards
Wyoming	Wyoming currently does not have BIP standards
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