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Abstract: 

Perhaps the most promising development in the prevention of domestic violence homicides is the creation of the High-Risk Team Model that has been developed and led by the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center in Newburyport, MA. The Greater Newburyport High Risk Response Team (Newburyport Team or Team) is comprised of representatives from advocacy groups, law enforcement, probation or parole, batterer intervention, prosecution, and others. Centered on a continuing danger assessment of high risk cases, the Team communicates across disciplines to address and prevent the escalating threats so common in DV homicides (and DV cases in general). The Team uses stronger containment methods such as GPS monitoring of the DV offender to promote victim safety. The central tenet of this work is the belief that DV homicide is so predictable as to be preventable. It discusses the operation and applicability of the title subject.

Keywords: Kelly Dunne; Marta Chadwick; Dorothy Giunta-Cotter; Gender Violence Clinic; Amanda’s Bill; Tiana Notice; Alvin Notice

Affiliations:  1: Harvard Law School.