Criminal Justice Programs
UNC embraces a mission rooted in community-based philosophy that brings people together to repair the harm of crime and conflict, and to reinforce acceptable social behavior. The programs below focus on the crime's harms rather than the broken rules and shows equal concern to victims and offenders. UNC helps our community find meaningful ways to involve the community and to respond to the causes of crime in our community.
Through a partnership with various community agencies, UNC will provide community education about restorative justice principles and work to develop restorative justice programs.
Domestic Violence Intervention Program
This 26-session program provides individual assessment and group model education and intervention to the perpetrators involved in violence against intimate partners.
The program consists of:
- Intake Appointment
- 6-week Orientation Group
- 16-session Intervention Group covering 8 topics related to battering and family violence
- 2 Individual Sessions during the group cycle
- Out take Appointment
- On-going consultation and communication
UNC's Domestic Violence Intervention Program follows the standards established by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Batterers Intervention Services of Pennsylvania. UNC’s Domestic Violence Intervention Program maintains victim safety as its highest priority.
For more information about the Domestic Violence Intervention Program, please contact Violence Intervention Project Coordinator Jonathan Samuel at (570) 346 - 0759 X 112.