Guam § 15105 - Regulation of Programs of Intervention for Perpetrators;

§ 15105. Regulation of Programs of Intervention for Perpetrators;

Required Provisions; Duties of Providers.

(a) Under the leadership of the Family Violence Task Force, the

Guam Police Department, the Office of the Attorney General, the

Department of Public Health and Social Services, the Guam Behavioral and

Wellness Center, the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority and the Superior

Court of Guam shall promulgate rules and regulations for programs of

intervention for perpetrators of family violence. The rules and regulations

must be promulgated after consultation with public and private agencies that

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provide programs for victims of family violence and programs of

intervention for perpetrators, with advocates for victims, and with persons

who have demonstrated expertise and experience in providing services to

victims and perpetrators of family violence and their children. If the

government of Guam licenses or provides money to a program of

intervention for perpetrators, the government of Guam shall review

compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this

Subsection.

(b) The rules and regulations must include:

(1) standards of treatment for programs of intervention;

(2) criteria concerning a perpetrator=s appropriateness for the

program;

(3) systems for communication and evaluation among the

referring court, the public and private agencies that provide programs

for victims of family violence, and the programs of intervention for

perpetrators; and

(4) required education and qualifications of providers of

intervention.

(c) The standards must include, but are not limited to, the following

principles:

(1) the focus of the program must be stopping the acts of

violence and ensuring the safety of the victim and any children or other

family or household members;

(2) recognition that violence is a behavior for which the

perpetrator must be held accountable; and

(3) recognition that substance abuse is a problem separate from

family violence which requires specialized treatment.

(d) Providers of programs of intervention for perpetrators:

(1) shall require a perpetrator who is ordered into the program by

the Court to sign the following releases:

(A) allowing the provider to inform the victim and victim=s

advocates that the perpetrator is in treatment with the provider,

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and to provide information for safety to the victim and victim=s

advocates;

(B) allowing prior and current treating agencies to provide

information about the perpetrator to the provider; and

(C) allowing the provider to provide information about the

perpetrator to relevant legal entities, including courts, parole

officers, probation officers, and child and adult protective services.

(2) Shall report to the Court and the victim any assault, failure to

comply with the program, failure to attend the program, and threat of

harm by the perpetrator.

2013 NOTE: Pursuant to the authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606, numbers and/or

letters were altered in subsection (d)(1) to adhere to the Compiler’s alpha-numeric

scheme.