Safety, Satisfaction, and Settlement in Domestic Relations Mediations: New Findings
Department
School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2016
Abstract
Researchers and mediators have long been concerned about coercion, intimidation, and safety threats that could occur in mediation for cases where previous violence between the parties has occurred. Most of the research focuses on screening tools to identify parties at risk. When parties screen positive for intimate partner violence (IPV), some proceed to mediation and some do not, depending on the policies of individual mediation programs. But this misses a step: Some cases may benefit from mediation while others won't, but how can we predict whether mediation will be useful and safe in specific instances? This study uses survey data obtained from parties in domestic relations mediations to examine issues of safety, satisfaction, and settlement in the presence of various IPV behaviors.
Journal Title
Family Court Review
Journal ISSN
1744-1617
Volume
54
Issue
4
First Page
603
Last Page
619
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1111/fcre.12246