If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. ~... .' ! DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: PREVENTION AND· SERVICES , ~>' '. f , ,r , ' HEARINGS , ' , BEFORE THE I " . " " I SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT EDUCATION "'HE'ARING,S OF THE j , , , 'dFOltE THE , : COlIMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR , '. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION HEARINGS HELD IX WASHIXG'l'OX, D.C" OX JULY 10, 11, 1979 Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor I', ., ' APH 1 ., •. I , , '" :/ " .' " , . '. ' " "', 1 Ii, ~ , , 1 ~, j'l U.S. GOVERNMENT PRIN'.rING OFFICE 4!H114 WASHINGTON: 1979 , .'.' t, " /' ' --/1 .J4 , " ' j :,' 'I. • i;, 't j' }'or sale by the Superintendent or Docnments, U,S. (lovenllnent Printing OHlce Washington, D.C. 20402 \ , < '/ .\ , ' , I, , , I 1 1 , • • CONTENTS 1 HearingsJuly held10, 1979 in Washington, ________________________________________________ D.C. on: _ Page 1 1 July 11, 1979 _________________________ ~ ______________________ _ '" 147 Statement of- Allen, Clara L., Director, New Jer!'1ey Division on Women, Depart- 1 ment of Community Affairs, Trenton, N.J ______________________ _ 67 Allison,istration William ___________________________________________________ W., deputy director, Community Services Admin- _ 213 1 Barnes, Hon. Michael D., a R.epresentative in Congress from the COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR StateMoulton of ___________________________________________________Maryland; accompanied by Cynthia Anderson and Lise _ , 13 CARL D. PERKINS, KentuckY, Ohalrman Boggs,. ~on. Lindy, a Representative in Congress fl'om the State of JOHN M. ASHBROOK, Ohlo LOulslana __________________________________________________ _ [2 FRANK THOMPSON, Jn., New Jersey JOHN N. ERLENBORN, Dllnols . Brown, Sam, Director, ACTION: accompanied by Torrie Mattes, JOHN BRADlDMAS, Indiana JOHN H. BUCHANAN, JR., Alahama Office of Policy and Planning; Kathleen Fojtik, National Technical 1 AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS, California JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont MinnAssistance _____________________________________________________ Center; and Sharon Vaughan, Women's Shelter, St. Paul, _ WILLIAM D. FORD, Michigan WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvanla 181 PHILLIP BURTON, California MICKEY EDWARDS, Oklahoma Campbell, Jane, National Council of Chur(lhes ________ ~ __________ _ 150 1 JOSEPH M. GAYDOS, Pennsylvania E. THOMAS COLEMAN, Missouri Dames, Cynthia, battered womens project, Santa Fe, N. Mex _______ _ 140 WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY. Missouri KEN KRAMER. Colorado . Edelstein, Dr. Stl,ul, director, (lmergency services, George Washington University HospitaL __________ ... ___ ~ _________________________ _ MARIO BIAGGI, New Yotk ARLEN ERDAHL. Minnesota. 39 IKE ANDREWS, North CaroUna THOMAS J. TAUKE, Iowa Ferraro, Han. Geraldine, a Representative in Congress from the PAUL SIMON, I1Unols DANIEL B. CRANE, Illlnols State of New York ____________________ -------------------__ _ 5 EDWARD P. BEARD, Rhode Island JON HINSON, Mississippi Fleming, Richard C.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Neighbor­ GEORGE MILLER, California THOMAS E. PETRI, Wlsconsin hoods, Voluntary Associations and Community Protection, Depart­ MICHAEL O. MYERS, Pennsylvania ment of Housing and Urban DeVelopment; William Allison, Deputy AUSTIN J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania Director, Community Services Administration __________________ _ 209 TED WEISS. New York Goodrich, Hon. George Herbert, associate iudge of the Superior Court BALTASAR CORRADA, Puerto Rico of the District of Columbia. head of the Family Division _________ _ 50 DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan Green,tion _______________________________________________________ Kinsey, executive director, American Home Economic Associa- _ PETER A. PEYSER, New York 159 EDW Aim J. STACK, Florida Grimes; J. Robert, Assistant Administrator, Office of Criminal Justice PAT WILLIAMS, Montana Programs, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration; accom­ WILLIAM R. RATCHFORD, Connecticut panied by Jeannie Neidermeyer-Santos, program manager, family RAY KOGOVSEK, Colorado violence progrlHn. _____________________________ "- ____________ _ j 188 " DON BAILEY, Pennsylvania Halsey, Capt. Patricia, U.S. Marine Corps; and Lt. (jg.) Serge R. ~ o~ Doucette, Jr., Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for the Navy, head 1 of family advocacy program. _. _____________________________ ~- 58 , SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT EDUCATION Hyde, Hon. Henry J., a Representative in Congress from the State of .,I PAUL SIMON, Illinois, Ohatrman nlino~ _______________________ ~--~---------------------- __ ~_ 16 ,·,i KEN KRAMER, ColoradO Marschner, P.J., director of program developm~nt, Center for Women .' JOHN BRADEIIIAS, Indiana I IdE THO~IAS COLEil\[AN, Missouri PolicyCenter _______Studies. :..accompanied ____ .:. _______________ by Diane '________________________ Hamlin, director, Resource _ "!,, »DWARD P. BEARD. Rhode s an ~RLEN • ERDAHL, Minnesota 228 '~ GEORGE l\ULLmn, California. N M ASHBROOK Ohio McMahon, Ginger, martial ab'use project, Delaware County, Pa _____ _ 136 1 , .1 AUG USTUS, F. HAWKINS, California JOH." . " . " < Meyer, Jeanie Keeny, police department, Kansas City, Mo_________ _ 33 t.l MARIO BIAGGI, New Yor~ , EID Offielo Mikulski, Hon. Barbara A;, a Representative in Congress from the EDWARD J. STACK, Florida State of Maryland _________________________________ .: ________ _ ~ 23 " CARL D. PERKINS, Kentuclty, MOOl'e, Janice, My Sister's Place, Washington, D.C.:: ______________ _ 133 .1 J,''l .If~ " Em Oifte'o Nazeer, Freda, director, legislation and research, General Federation of (n) , Women's Clubs on behalf of Mrs. Quint _____ .:. ____________ .:. _____ _ 198 ; Olson, Beth, Junior League, Jacksonville, Fla _____________________ _ ·154 1 ii Pence, Ellen, State Director of battered women's programs, Dep~rt- ment of Corrections, St. Paul, Minn __________________________ '__ " 107 Ramirez, Blandina Cardenas, Commissioner, Administration for i Children, Youth and Families, Department of Health, Education, ;i\ Violence.and Welfare; ________________________________________________ accompanied by June Zeitlin, Office of Domestic .,. __ .166 , .Stahly, Geraldine; WomenShelter; Long Beach, CaliL _____________ _ 128 ; .. 'Wal'r~n, Faye, General Federation of WomenJs Glubs, depu~y director for the Hands Up program .. __ '__________________ ..: __ ... _~ _______ _ '200 ~! :1 l't (III) ,j ~.,\ ·4 .~ ,'~ , ... ' ., . J - ,------~-~-- IV v Prepared statements letters supplemental materials, et cetera.- Allen Clara L. ' directo~, New Jersey Division on Women, Depart. Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, etc.-con. me~t of Com~unity Affairs Trenton, N.J<: Pal8 Pence, Ellen, State Director of battered women's progl'ams, Depart- Page "AccusedLedger WifeOctober Slayer 3, 1978Defled _________________________________ Court," newspaper article from Star _ ~ent of Corrections, St. Paul, Minn., prepared statement of. ____ _ 93 QUmt, A. M., president, General Federation of Women's Clubs, pre- 101 "Atlantid County Abuse Center Counselin~~ Referral, ~nd pared statemant enclosing a resolution ________________________ _ Shelterentitled ______________Program for Victims .. ________________________________ 01 Domestic violenco," artlCle _ Ramirez-zpBlandilla Cardenas, Commissioner, Administration for Chil­ 202 87 dren, routh, !lnd Families, Office of Human Development Services, "Battered Women's Guide,," a leaftet------------.,.-~a<r~-- 84 prepared statement of _______________________________________ _ Prepared statemel'lt of- ___ . ____________________ ~- _ _ __ _ 71 171 "Section lo-Coordination of Federal Programs" _____________ _ Stahly, Geraldine Butts, executive director, WomenShelter, Long 90 Beaoh, Calif., letter to Select Education Subcommittee, dated July "Section 11-Definitions" _________________________________ _ 92 IO, 1979, enclosing a statement _______________________________ _ "Senate Committee Substitute for Senate No. 807" ___________ _ 95 Warren, Faye, General Federation of Women's Clubs, deputy director, 119 "Senate No. 3244" ______ -------------r-------------;- ------ 98 Hands Up program: "Shelter for Battered Filled to Capacity,' newspaper artICle from Prepared statement of _____________________________________ _ Star Ledger March 11, 1979 ________________.--------.--;---- 94 Projects of: 204 Allison, William, Deputy Director, Community ServlCes Admmlstra­ tion: BatteredClub, Mich Spouses-Big ________________________________________ Rapids Intermediate Women's _ 216 208 r:f~~~~t~o;;req~e~ted ·eiiiitied--,i6o~~~_;ity- Ser;fce~- Ad~i~fs: BatteredMd ________________ Spouses-Junior .... _____________________________Women's Club of Golden Beach, _ tration Support of Domestic Violence Projects" ____________ _ 220 206 Prepared statement of- ___________________________________ _ 214 Chil~ Abuse and Neglect (CA/N) North Carolina _________ _ 205 Famlly abuse and neglect prevention and education program_ 206 Barnes Hon. Michael D., a Representative in Congress from the State Haven Hills, Inc.-Canoga Park Women's Club, Canoga of Maryland prepared statement of ___________________________ _ 13 J uniOI' Women's Club, CaliL _________________________ _ Boggs, Hon. Lindy, a Representative in Congress from the State of West Virginia's campaign against child abuse and neglect __ _ 207 Louisiana prepared statement oL---------------------------- 2 207 Brown,of ________________________________________________________ Sa~uel W., Director, ACTION Agency, prepared statemen i_ 183 APPENDIX Campbell Jane National Council of Churches: "Battered Wives," article from Baltimore Jewish