Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Division 80 - State Board of Probation and Parole
Chapter 6 - Batterer Intervention Program
Section 14 CSR 80-6.010 - Definitions for Batterer Intervention Program Credentialing

Universal Citation: 14 MO Code of State Regs 80-6.010

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024

PURPOSE: This rule identifies definitions used in this chapter.

(1) For the purpose of 14 CSR 80-6-

(A) The term "batterer" refers to someone who has engaged in violent or coercive behaviors against someone with whom he or she is in an intimate relationship;

(B) The term "batterer intervention program" refers to a program that meets minimum credentialing standards for the treatment of batterers;

(C) The terms "domestic violence" or "domestic battery" refer to violent or coercive behaviors both criminal and noncriminal, committed by a person against someone with whom he or she is in an intimate relationship;

(D) The term "victim" refers to a person that is currently, or has been, subject to domestic violence;

(E) The term "provider" refers to an entity that provides domestic violence programming for a fee for service in the community;

(F) The term "staff" refers to an employee of a provider who has completed the appropriate educational requirements to deliver domestic violence programming and has met the required education and certification criteria to provide the services; and

(G) The term "program" refers to the curriculum delivered by a domestic violence provider in the community as outlined by the credentialing process to be a recognized as a domestic violence provider.

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