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Abstract: 

The model developed in Newburyport, Massachusetts by the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center (JCCC) is rooted in solid research and uses the most effective and proven tactics for keeping domestic violence victims safe and alive. Using a high-risk multidisciplinary team model, the JCCC approach has virtually eliminated domestic violence homicides in the Massachusetts community where it originated. Even better, this cutting edge program has been made available for replication in communities across the country. This article discusses the remarkable– and achievable–successes of the Newburyport approach to DV intervention, outlining how communities can implement their own version of Newburyport’s high-risk model and attain similarly powerful results.

Keywords: Kelly Dunne; Chief of Operations for the JGCC; Dorothy Giunta-Cotter; High Risk Response Team; Community Assessment; Community Audit

Affiliations:  1: Greenburg Traurig; 2: Harvard Law School; 3: Harvard Law School.