“Intimate partner sexual abuse” (IPSA) encompasses a continuum of behaviors—from verbal degradation relating to sexuality to felony-level sexual abuse and torture.

IMPLICATIONS TO THE COURTS

Cases involving intimate partner sexual abuse present complex challenges for the judiciary. These challenges extend beyond the overarching goal of protecting victims and their children while insuring due process for the accused.

Implications of IPSA for the courts include:

Risk Assessment
Decision-Making in Civil, Criminal, Family, Juvenile and Probate Cases
Custody and Visitation Determinations

RESOURCES

NJEP’s Free Web Course, Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse: Adjudicating This Hidden Dimension of Domestic Violence Cases, provides resources for judges and justice system professionals to address intimate partner sexual abuse in the courts.

Access to the FREE Web Course: Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse: Adjudicating this Hidden Dimension of Domestic Violence Cases

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