§ 5802 - Separation of victim of sexual assault and perpetrator - Vermont Statutes

§ 5802. Separation of victim of sexual assault and perpetrator

The commissioner of the department for children and families shall develop policies applicable when the department knows or learns that a sexual assault perpetrator and his or her victim have been simultaneously placed at the facility. The policies shall include processes and procedures for investigation and, if appropriate, continued separation of or minimizing incidental contact between the perpetrator and the victim, while ensuring that they both receive educational and other appropriate services. (Added 2007, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.)