DVCC Mission Statement

The mission of the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council is to reduce 
the incidence of domestic violence and abuse in all of its forms.

Goals

• To draft legislation and develop policies required to implement new procedures or to improve existing procedures which impact on domestic violence.

• To continuously study court services and procedures, law enforcement procedures and protocol, and criminal justice data collection and analysis as they relate to domestic violence.

• To effectuate coordination between agencies, departments and the courts with victims of domestic violence and abuse

• To promote effective prevention, intervention and treatment techniques which will be developed based upon research and data collection.

• To develop intervention standards for treatment programs for domestic violence offenders.

• To review and comment upon legislation relating to domestic violence introduced in the General Assembly or on its own initiative and

• To improve the response to domestic violence and abuse.