University of Illinois, Department of Human and Community Development, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2011 May;26(8):1694-719. doi: 10.1177/0886260510370599. Epub 2010 May 21.
Approximately, 20% of divorcing couples in the United States require judicial intervention to reach a custody agreement. In such cases, courts often call on child custody evaluators to conduct comprehensive evaluations and recommend custody agreements and services that meet children's best interests. Estimates suggest that allegations of domestic violence (DV) are raised and substantiated in about 75% of these cases. Custody evaluators are thus in a position to ensure that divorcing parents with DV receive effective services and enter into safe custody agreements. They are also in a position to minimize or deny the seriousness of DV and its relevance to custody decisions. The present study uses grounded theory methods to examine how custody evaluators' theoretical perspectives on DV and beliefs about custody disputes in the context of DV are related to their evaluation process and recommendations.
大约 20%的美国家庭在离婚时需要司法干预来达成监护协议。在这种情况下，法院通常会聘请儿童监护评估员进行全面评估，并推荐符合儿童最佳利益的监护协议和服务。据估计，大约 75%的案件中都会提出并证实家庭暴力（DV）的指控。因此，监护评估员有责任确保有 DV 的离婚父母能够获得有效的服务，并达成安全的监护协议。他们也有责任减轻或否认 DV 的严重性及其与监护决定的相关性。本研究采用扎根理论方法，考察了监护评估员对 DV 的理论观点以及他们对 DV 背景下监护纠纷的信念如何与其评估过程和建议相关。
