• The PURPOSE of the Batterer Intervention Program (BIP/TNV) Standards as approved by the Nebraska state Domestic Violence/ Sexual Assault Coalition through the DV offender standard review committe, is to organize, standardize, and coordinate efforts and reasonable outcomes of area programs and providers who provide services to domestic violence offenders. 

• The PURPOSE of the Accreditation process is to provide the Courts and the community with a list of preferred programs/providers who are in compliance with the approved Standards.  The list of preferred programs/providers shall be maintained and updated as deemed necessary.

      VOLUNTARY NATURE

• Program compliance with the Batterer Intervention Program Standards and Appendices is voluntary.  Any entity may hold themselves out as a provider of services to domestic violence offenders.  However, Nebraska has set a standard for batterer intervention programs/providers that prioritizes victim safety, batterer accountability, and intervention consistency.  Only those programs/providers who apply, are in 100% compliance, and are annually accredited shall qualify for placement on the “List of Preferred Intervention Program/Providers” provided to the Courts and community.  Failure to comply with the Standards and loss of accreditation results in removal from the List of Preferred Intervention Programs/Providers.

            CERTIFICATION PROCESS

• Intervention program/providers who desire inclusion on the Preferred Intervention Provider List must be in 100% compliance with the BIP Standards and accompanying Appendices.  Providers seeking Initial Certification may make application at anytime by contacting the review committee of which a DVCC representative is a part of.  The applying intervention program/provider must permit both initial and ongoing access to personnel records, client records and reports, and any other documentation or physicality  as per the certifying body. 

      COURT REFERRALS

• Douglas County Courts have been encouraged to refer domestic violence offenders only to those entities on the List of Preferred Intervention Programs/Providers.