Tools and Guides
Tools and Guides
Propositions: Survivors and Substance Use
The following excerpts from social science literature may help attorneys and other practitioners better understand the intersection of intimate partner…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Thirty Years of VAWA and Full Faith and Credit
Please join the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit (NCPOFFC) in celebrating 30 years since the…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Tools and Guides ,2024 Domestic Violence and Firearms Report
Between March and April 2024, the National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline), in partnership with the Battered Women’s Justice Project…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Firearms Relinquishment in Cases Involving Intimate Partner Violence: How to Structure Effective Protocols For Your Community
The intersection of intimate partner violence and firearms violence is all too often lethal. Research shows that requiring a person…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Promising Practices: Federal-State-Local Coordinated Justice System Responses To Domestic Violence And Firearms
Effective enforcement of the federal domestic violence firearms prohibitions hinge on the actions and records of local systems. Implementation of…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Defense Center for Criminalized Survivors Fact Sheet
Prevalence rates of intimate partner violence remain alarmingly high, putting countless survivors at risk every day. This fact sheet provides…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Systems Change and Advocacy Fact Sheet
Prevalence rates of intimate partner violence remain alarmingly high, putting countless survivors at risk every day. Discover how we drive…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Child Custody Fact Sheet
Prevalence rates of intimate partner violence remain alarmingly high, putting countless survivors at risk every day. Navigating child custody cases…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,The Realities of Protection Orders and Full Faith and Credit Fact Sheet
Prevalence rates of intimate partner violence remain alarmingly high, putting countless survivors at risk every day. Research highlights the protective…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Tools and Guides ,Gun Violence Fact Sheet
The National Center on Gun Violence in Relationships works to prevent domestic violence-related homicides involving firearms. We work with communities…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,BWJP FY2023 Impact Report
Dear Friends, Welcome to BWJP’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 annual report! In the last year, we have expanded our team…
TAGS: #survivors , #Tools and Guides , #Webinar ,The Guardian ad Litem Bulletin: June 2024
There are many options and interventions Guardians ad Litem (GALs) can recommend to minimize risk to children (as well as…
TAGS: #GAL , #Tools and Guides ,Basic Propositions: Memory
This memo contains excerpts from social science literature about the impacts of trauma on survivors’ ability to recall the details…
TAGS: #survivors , #Tools and Guides ,Guilty Pleas
If you are a defendant deciding whether to take a plea bargain, you may have lots of questions. You may…
TAGS: #survivors , #Tools and Guides ,Research at the Intersection of IPV and Firearms
Prevalence rates of both intimate partner violence and gun violence remain pervasive. Research demonstrates a lethal association when intimate partner…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Firearm Checklist for Attorneys
This checklist provides information for attorneys facilitating a discussion with survivors about firearms. It also provides key information on the…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Statute Guides and Matrices , #Tools and Guides ,S.A.F.E. Tool
The SAFE tool will assist survivors with evaluating if, when, how, and for what period they may want to request…
TAGS: #survivors , #Tools and Guides ,A Brief History and Framework of Federal Firearms Laws Addressing Intimate Partner Violence
Federal law provides a framework to keep guns out of the hands of those who perpetrate domestic violence. Those laws…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Tools and Guides ,The New Misdemeanor Dating Violence Federal Firearms Prohibition
In 2022, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act partially closed what has sometimes been referred to as the “boyfriend loophole,” by…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Tools and Guides ,“OFFICIAL USE” Exemption, Allowing Firearms Possession by Law Enforcement and Military Personnel
The Gun Control Act (GCA) prohibits persons subject to certain qualifying protection orders from possessing or receiving firearms and/or ammunition.…
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