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MARADMIN 162/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR//
SUBJ/CASE REVIEW COMMITTEE INCIDENT STATUS DETERMINATION PROCESS//
POC/TIB CAMPISE/GS-12/MRO/-/EMAIL:MARY.CAMPISE@USMC.MIL
/TEL:COMM 703-784-9546//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE THIRD YEAR REPORT (2003) OF THE DEFENSE TASK
FORCE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RECOMMENDED THAT THE CASE REVIEW
COMMITTEE'S (CRC) DECISION TO SUBSTANTIATE OR UNSUBSTANTIATE AN
INCIDENT OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND ASSIGN A RESPECTIVE SEVERITY LEVEL BE
DETERMINED SEPARATELY FROM RISK ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION
PLANNING. THE REVISED INCIDENT STATUS DETERMINATION PROCESS (ISDP)
SEPARATES THE CRC DELIBERATION INTO TWO PARTS WITH FOUR DECISIONS.
PART I INCLUDES INCIDENT STATUS DETERMINATION AND SEVERITY LEVELING,
AND PART II INCLUDES RISK ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION PLANNING.
2. INCIDENT STATUS DETERMINATION UTILIZES DOD DEFINITIONS FOR
DOMESTIC ABUSE AND THE INCIDENT STATUS DETERMINATION PROCESS TO
SUBSTANTIATE OR UNSUBSTANTIATE AN INCIDENT. INCIDENT STATUS
DETERMINATION IS STANDARDIZED FOR ENTRY INTO THE DOD CENTRAL
REGISTRY.
3. SEVERITY LEVELING FOCUSES THE DISCUSSION ON THE INCIDENT THAT
BROUGHT THE CASE TO THE CRC INSTEAD OF THE OVERALL PATTERN AND
HISTORY OF ABUSE. SEVERITY LEVELING INCLUDES VICTIM IMPACT AS AN
IMPORTANT ELEMENT, BRINGS USMC LEVELS IN LINE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE INCIDENT BASED DOD CENTRAL REGISTRY, AND ELIMINATES
ARBITRARY ASSIGNMENT OF SEVERITY LEVELS TO SUBSEQUENT INCIDENTS.
4. RISK ASSESSMENT IS ESTABLISHED AS A DISCRETE STEP TO ACCURATELY
REFLECT THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF RISK. IT PROVIDES REAL TIME
FLEXIBILITY IN DEVELOPING SAFETY PLANS, TREATMENT PLANS, AND
COMMAND RESPONSE, AS WELL AS A MORE ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF THE
POTENTIAL FOR RECURRING ABUSE. RISK ASSESSMENT APPLIES TO
UNSUBSTANTIATED - UNRESOLVED INCIDENTS IN ORDER TO ALLOW COMMANDERS
MORE FLEXIBILITY TO PROACTIVELY RESPOND TO AT-RISK SITUATIONS BY
RECOMMENDING SECONDARY PREVENTION SERVICES.
5. INTERVENTION PLANNING IS DRIVEN BY THE RISK ASSESSMENT,
PRECLUDES A "ONE SIZE FITS ALL" APPROACH TO INTERVENTION, AND
ALLOWS FOR ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON CURRENT NEEDS. IT INCLUDES SAFETY
PLANNING, TREATMENT, COMMAND RESPONSE, AND VICTIM ADVOCACY.
6. IN FY04, ISDP WAS INTRODUCED AT OKINAWA, IWAKUNI, HAWAII,
QUANTICO, AND HENDERSON HALL AS PART OF THE PILOTING PROCESS.
BEAUFORT, PARRIS ISLAND, AND ALBANY WERE TRAINED IN FEBRUARY 2005.
THE ISDP AND REVISED MATRICES WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE REMAINING
INSTALLATIONS DURING CRC TRAININGS AS FOLLOWS:
11-13 APRIL 2005 - KANSAS CITY
17-18 MAY 2005 - CAMP PENDELTON - SAN DIEGO - MIRAMAR - TWENTYNINE
PALMS
19-20 MAY 2005 - YUMA - BARSTOW
1-3 AUGUST 2005 - NEW RIVER - CAMP LEJEUNE - CHERRY POINT
CHANGES WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO MCO P1700.24B DURING THE NEXT
REVISION, AND HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE DRAFT NAVMC 2930.
THE ISDP AND REVISED SEVERITY LEVEL MATRICES CAN BE FOUND ON THE
MCCS WEBPAGE, WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG, UNDER MARINE AND FAMILY SERVICES,
PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION. FULL IMPLEMENTATION AT ALL
INSTALLATIONS WILL BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 2005.//