Domestic Violence and the Power of Texas Parole

Domestic Violence and the Power of Texas Parole is proudly presented to you by CEQ American Probation and Parole Association. Thank you. We hope that you enjoy your course.

Note: This course was created for parole officers in Texas. Therefore, there is Texas-specific information included in the course.

Drawing upon material from Community Corrections' Response to Domestic Violence: Guidelines for Practice, this course will define and provide critical information about domestic violence and recommend key strategies that parole officers in Texas can use to help prevent and respond to domestic violence cases.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• List four common types of abusive behavior.


• Identify the goals of community supervision of domestic violence cases.


• Describe the benefits of batterer intervention programs in domestic violence case supervision.

This project was supported by Grant No. 2007-TA-AX-K020 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women. Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the author and do not represent the official position or policies of the United States Department of Justice.