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« Thread Started on Oct 4, 2005, 8:48am »

Aurora legislator forms group to offer recommendations

By Felix Doligosa Jr., Rocky Mountain News
April 22, 2005

A state representative wants to revisit how Colorado handles domestic violence cases.

Debbie Stafford, R-Aurora, is forming a group to evaluate the state's laws on domestic violence, including mandatory arrest and treatment standards.

The group will include social workers, treatment providers, victim advocates and parole and police officers.

Stafford hopes the group will make recommendations for legislation to improve the state's domestic abuse policies.

Colorado requires mandatory arrest for domestic violence incidents. Stafford said this is not always necessary and, depending on the situation, may not be the best approach.

"Finding a workable solution to each situation is never simple," Stafford wrote. "When providing assistance on issues of domestic abuse, whether it's for the victim or the perpetrator, one size does not fit all."

Changing the mandatory arrest law for domestic violence suspects would be a step back for victims, said Jennifer Walker, executive director of the Women's Crisis and Family Outreach Center in Douglas County.

The law "ensures a fair level of safety for the protection of the victim initially," she said.

"It's a double standard - if a women gets raped by stranger, it's an arrest. If a husband rapes a wife, it's still wrong. If someone is scared enough to call 911, then we have to take that seriously."

In 1984, Denver became one of the first cities in the country to have mandatory arrests in domestic violence cases.

Ten years later, the state adopted the same policy.

In February, the Rocky Mountain News published a five-day series called "Battered Justice" that examined concerns about Colorado's laws on domestic violence.

Some said the mandatory arrest law in domestic violence cases has backfired on some victims and has resulted in many women being arrested. Critics also say that 36 weeks of court-ordered treatment for domestic violence offenders is too inflexible and has not been proven by research to be effective at reducing repeat offenses.

Recently, a group of prosecutors asked the state's Domestic Violence Offender Management Board to consider allowing more flexibility in court-ordered treatment options.

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Re: Domestic violence laws eyed
« Reply #1 on Oct 4, 2005, 8:49am »

email sent to the legislator about this;

Recently read a story in the Rocky that you want to revisit the issues involved. Some things trouble me though.

The group will include social workers, treatment providers, victim advocates and parole and police officers.
Pretty one sided isn't that? Why not those that have been, and still suffer from the systems abuse?

Changing the mandatory arrest law for domestic violence suspects would be a step back for victims, said Jennifer Walker, executive director of the Women's Crisis and Family Outreach Center in Douglas County.

The law "ensures a fair level of safety for the protection of the victim initially," she said.

The law ensures anything but fairness.

I am the founder of Men's Rights Colorado, and we have more than 700 members. We are growing all the time as word spreads about us, and soon, legislators and departments that engage in abusing men, out of political correctness will be exposed. Like it or not, and civil disobedience is an option that many members have refused to rule out.

Ask yourself why:

Sections of the law are never enforced. Such as Section "E" that would clearly spread the onus more fairly.

Why did people die in past times as a result of, and fighting, Ex Post Facto applications of the law?

Why did those that founded our nation define felonies, and state that freedoms could only be deprived based upon the commission of such crimes.

Are females routinely only having to attend six weeks of DV Counseling, while men serve thirty six weeks, three times a week?

Nobody in our organization advocates domestic violence as being a good thing. We will demand changes though, and not more and more abuses by women's organizations, or the forces of government.

Respectfully submitted; and posted at

http://patrickds.proboards18.com/index.cgi?board=DV&action=post

Patrick Sperry

Lakewood, Colorado

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Re: Domestic violence laws eyed
« Reply #2 on Nov 24, 2005, 3:01pm »

I have been invited to attend these meetings, and I will surely do so. The agenda appears pointedly anti-male, but I can certainly voice that as well.

-------------- Forwarded Message: --------------
From: house40@comcast.net
To: aj@men dezsteadman.com
Cc: tony@lombardclayton.com
Subject: Domestic Violence Mandatory Arrest Review Meetings
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 07:20:23 +0000

Hi everyone,

After previous delays due to my mother's health and hurricane evacuees coming to Colorado I am scheduling three meetings to review issues impacting mandatory arrest. The dates are:

Wednesday, November 30, 2005, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon

Wednesday, December 7, 2005, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon

Wednesday, December 17, 2005, 10:am - 12:00 noon

My goal will be to have a conversation regarding the existing state of mandatory arrest.

Q. Are there enough educational opportunities for law enforcement to have a better understaning of domestic violence?

Q. Does there seem to be an unfair leaning toward either males or females being arrested?

Q. Should officers be given more latitude to review certain past history with law enforcement before making an arrest?

Q. Should there be modifications of treatment time frames?

Q. Should there be modifications of the possibility for couples treatment?

Q. Other concerns?

These are some of the issues that I would appreciate addressing at our meetings. Please forward this email to others that might be interested. I will request room 0109 in the capitol basement. I will confirm this location. Thank you for helping me with this most important review.

Rep. Debbie Stafford

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