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.…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Tools and Guides ,Firearm Checklist for Judges – 18 USC 922 (g)(8)
This checklist for judges provides key information on the federal Gun Control Act provisions prohibiting the purchase, transport or possession…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Statute Guides and Matrices , #Tools and Guides ,Interstate Child Custody Tool Series
The Interstate Child Custody Tool Series provides an overview of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Statute Guides and Matrices , #Tools and Guides ,Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Toolkit
This Extreme Risk Protection Order Toolkit is for practitioners who work with survivors in civil protection order systems. The toolkit…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Policy Analysis , #Promising Practices , #Research and Statistics , #Statute Guides and Matrices , #survivors , #Tools and Guides ,Understanding the Difference Between A Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPO) and an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO)
By The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and Firearms Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) and Extreme Risk Protection Orders…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #survivors , #Tools and Guides ,Serving Military-Connected Victims/Survivors of Domestic Abuse
Serving Military-Connected Victims/Survivors of Domestic Abuse. This written resource, which is available in English and in Spanish, includes a military-connected domestic abuse checklist; a series of…
TAGS: #Military , #survivors , #Tools and Guides ,Wheel of Intimate Partner Power and Control in the African American/Black Community
A significant gathering of individuals, stories and information led to the development of the Wheel of Intimate Partner Power and…
TAGS: #survivors , #Tools and Guides ,The Guardian ad Litem Bulletin- December 2023
Stay up to date with GAL best practices with our Guardian ad Litem Bulletin: December 2023. What’s coercive control and…
TAGS: #GAL , #Tools and Guides ,Plea Bargains
TAGS: #Advocacy , #survivors , #Tools and Guides ,Working With Battered Women in Jail: A Manual for Community-Based Battered Women’s Advocates
https://www.ncdbw.org/advocacy-services-victim-defendants
TAGS: #Advocacy , #Tools and Guides ,NRCDVF Brand and Website Redesign – RFP
Request for Proposal: Website Redesign & Development This RFP is for design and development services for a new brand and…
TAGS: #children , #custody , #Podcast , #survivors , #Tools and Guides , #Webinar ,Myths and Misconceptions: Criminalized Survivors
by the National Defense Center for Criminalized Survivors October 2023 Myths and misconceptions about domestic violence and victims of intimate…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Tools and Guides ,BWJP 2022 Impact Report
Dearest Friends of BWJP, We’ve been busy! In the last eighteen months, we have experienced a significant transformation and many…
TAGS: #children , #custody , #Podcast , #survivors , #Tools and Guides , #Webinar ,How Organizations Can Support Staff Who Are Survivors of GBV
Supporting survivors of intimate partner violence in the workplace is crucial for their physical and emotional well-being. Providing them with…
TAGS: #children , #custody , #Podcast , #survivors , #Tools and Guides , #Webinar ,NLCCDV and How Survivor Mothers Have to Navigate Family Court
by the National Legal Center on Children and Domestic Violence Survivors of intimate partner violence who are also mothers face…
TAGS: #children , #custody , #safer , #survivors , #Tools and Guides , #Webinar ,Evidence of Battering and the Defense of Duress
by the National Defense Center for Criminalized Survivors March 2023 Lay and expert evidence on battering and its effectsi is…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Tools and Guides ,Safety Envelope: NCPOFFC
The National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit (NCPOFFC), a project of the Battered Women’s Justice Project…
TAGS: #Statute Guides and Matrices , #Tools and Guides ,NCPOFFC Full Faith and Credit Matrix
Updated July 2022 This document is for informational purposes only. Nothing contained in this document is intended as legal advice…
TAGS: #Statute Guides and Matrices , #Tools and Guides ,Firearms and Domestic Violence: A Summary of Pivotal Cases Decided by the United States Supreme Court
by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and Firearms January 2023 This resource contains summaries of significant Supreme Court…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Tools and Guides ,Survivors with Concurrent Criminal Charges & Civil Protection Cases: Considerations for Community Based Advocates & Civil Advocates
by Cindene Pezzell, Esq. and Quetita Cavero, Esq. Updated 2022 Overview There are many situations in which victims of battering…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Deaf Survivors Report
Designing IPV Risk Assessments with Deaf Communities: Initial Considerations Written by Anton Tripolskii, J, edited by Kristine Lizdas, JD and…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Fundamental Principles of Institutional Analysis
Institutional Analysis at BWJP redesigns systems to center the interests of gender-based violence survivors.
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Report of the Henry County, Ohio Child Custody and Domestic Violence Safety and Accountability Audit
The Henry County, Ohio Child Custody and Domestic Violence Safety and Accountability Audit (“Ohio Audit”) examines how the local family…
TAGS: #Community Safety Report , #Tools and Guides ,Knoxville Community Safety Assessment
How are DV Offenders Held Accountable in Knoxville and Knox County Justice System Interventions?
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Tools and Guides ,VAWA Title XV – Follow the Money
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was reauthorized on March 15, 2022. Within VAWA is Title XV, titled“Keeping Children Safe…
TAGS: #Policy Analysis , #Tools and Guides ,10 Cosas Que Debe Saber Sobre el Tribunal Familiar
Self Represented Litigants Series
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,10 Maneras de Encontrar Ayuda para su caso
Self Represented Litigants Series
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,10 Pasos para Presentar Evidencia en la corte
Self Represented Litigants Series
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Como Reunir Evidencia Tecnologica de Maltrato para la corte
Self Represented Litigants Series
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Getting Child Support When You Are Afraid of the Other Parent
Self Represented Litigants Series
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,10 Steps for Presenting Evidence in Court
Self Represented Litigants Series
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,10 Things to Know About Parenting Plans in Cases Involving DV
Self Represented Litigants Series
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,How to Gather Technology Abuse for Court
Self Represented Litigants Series
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,How to Navigate Custody Mediation in Cases Involving DV
Self Represented Litigants Series
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Things to Know About Child Protection and DV
Self Represented Litigants Series
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Coercive Control Codification Brief: A Guide for Advocates and Coalitions
There is an important conversation happening throughout the country. Advocates and survivors are actively debating whether and to what degree…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Statute Guides and Matrices , #Tools and Guides ,Recommended Reading List for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Below are reading recommendations by the author Lundy Bancroft.Lundy has spent the last thirty years of his career specializing in…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Coercive Control Codification Matrix
Updated through the 2023 state legislative sessions, this document is a compilation of state statutes that incorporate "coercive control" language…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations , #Policy Analysis , #Statute Guides and Matrices , #Tools and Guides ,Getting Child Support When the Co-parent is Abusive – Palm Card
This printable is a guide on how to get child support when the co-parent is abusive. This project was supported…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Improving the Response to Firearms in Civil Protection Order Cases
This Community Strategy challenges communities to safeguard domestic violence survivors, their children, and others from firearms violence through the civil…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Child-Related Relief in Orders for Protection
Funding for this project was made available through the US Department of Health and Human Services, Grant #90EVO44O
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Offender Criteria / Response / Victim Series
The High Point Police Department has been applying the evidence-based focused deterrence approach to the problem of intimate partner violence…
TAGS: #Promising Practices , #Tools and Guides ,Custody Flow Chart
Published by: Tamara Kuennen This child custody flow chart assists practitioners in determining which court has initial jurisdiction to determine…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Campus No Contact Order and Civil Protection Orders: An Examination
Background: Sexual assault and intimate partner violence are prevalent in the student population of higher education campuses. Almost one in four…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Coordinated Community Response Report
Published by: Sujata Warrier (Chief Strategy Officer), and Kristine Lizdas (Legal Policy Director) At its core, a Coordinated Community Response…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Guardians at Litem – A SAFeR Approach to Enhancing Domestic Violence Practice
The webinar series is supported by grant no. 2020-TA-AX-K012 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of…
TAGS: #GAL , #Tools and Guides , #Webinar ,Violence Against Women Act “No Fee” Toolkit
The Violence Against Women Act prohibits jurisdictions that receive funding under the STOP (Services * Training * Officers* Prosecutors) Violence…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,SAFeR: An Approach That is Right for the Moment
In our grant report, we emphasize the importance of BWJP's SAFeR approach to our current moment. As we face increasing…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Assisting Survivors With Their Pets During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond
Published by: Zoë Agnew-Svoboda, Nancy Blaney, Melinda D. Merck, Mary Lou Randour The lives and safety of survivors and their…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides , #Webinar ,Tools for Advocates Responding to Covid-19 and Domestic Violence
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased danger for survivors of domestic violence in the past few months. Governmental “stay at…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Coercive Control During Covid-19
As COVID-19 spreads across the globe and into our homes, domestic abusers are finding new ways to exercise coercive control.…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides , #Webinar ,Protection Order Service Checklist
Proper service of protection orders is not only critical to hold respondents and offenders who violate them accountable but also…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Protection Orders and Working with People with Disabilities
The Protection Orders and Working with People with Disabilities tip sheet is a tool that attorneys, advocates, and others can familiarize themselves…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,SAFeR Mediation Discussion Guide
The SAFeR Mediation Discussion Guide is designed to help survivors, advocates, attorneys, mediators, judges, and others talk about whether a…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Accounting for Abuse in Orders of Protection
This protection order guide is designed to help survivors, advocates, attorneys, and judges consider the range of behaviors the respondent has…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,SAFeR Approach to Decision Making in Domestic Related Child Custody Disputes
SAFeR can be used by anyone, including parties, in any family court proceeding. SAFeR consists of the following four parts:…
TAGS: #safer , #Tools and Guides ,Intimate Partner Violence Screening Guide
Published by: Gabrielle Davis This initial domestic abuse screening guide is designed to help you identify domestic abuse and coercive…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,SAFeR: Domestic Violence Informed Child Custody Decision Making Worksheet
Published by: Gabrielle Davis, Loretta Frederick, Nancy Ver Steegh These worksheets assist the family court practitioner in easily and visually…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,SAFeR: All Worksheets
Color-coded worksheets help pinpoint relevant IPV- related information for each element of SAFeR. A SAFeR icon appears at the top…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Offender Involved Domestic Violence
Published by: Leigh Goodmark, J.D., David R. Thomas, Dottie Davis Professor Goodmark discusses the findings of her investigation into law…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Advocates as Expert Witnesses: Weighing Benefits and Drawbacks
Written by Cindene Pezzell, Esq. with contributions from Melissa Scaia
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,A Toolkit for Systems Advocacy on Behalf of Victims of Battering Charged with Crimes
Written by: Sue Osthoff and Jane Sadusky
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Published by: Elizabeth Brett, Kimberly Coleman Prier In order to provide an integrated approach to addressing IPV among veterans, their…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Police Body Cameras in Domestic and Sexual Assault Investigations: Considerations and Unanswered Questions
Published by: Sandra Tibbetts Murphy This paper identifies and addresses the various issues – those known and unresolved – that…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Intimate Partner Violence: Insights into Military Personnel and Veterans
Published by: Michael Paymar This unique training tool features an in-depth interview with Hector Matascastillo, an Army Ranger and combat…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Intimate Partner Violence: Help for Military-Related Victims
This resource provides answers to common questions asked by military-related victims, provides detailed information to military-related victims on combat-related and…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Intimate Partner Violence: Help for Military-Related Victims Pocket Resource Card
This tool answers common questions asked by military-related victims and lists online and telephonic resources specific to military personnel, veterans,…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Accounting for Risk and Danger Practice Checklists
Published by: Connie Sponsler-Garcia Ideally, identifying and documenting risk factors for serious or lethal intimate partner violence (IPV) should be…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Increasing Your Safety: Full Faith and Credit for Protection Orders
This guide for survivors provides information on enforcing protection orders across jurisdictional lines pursuant to the full faith and credit…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Representing Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Connected with the Military
Published by: Ellen Schell This handbook for civil attorneys provides legal and military policy information needed by civil attorneys representing…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Practice Guides for Family Court Decision-Making in Domestic Abuse-Related Child Custody Matters
Published by: Loretta Frederick, Gabrielle Davis These practice guides are designed to improve decision-making by family court professionals involved in…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Important Differences Between Civilian and Military Protection Orders
Published by: Sarah Henry This newsletter provides information on military protection orders and enforcement of orders issued by state, tribal,…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Engaging in a Best Practice Assessment of the Civil Protection Order System
This tool provides jurisdictions with an easy-to-use method for assessing their civil protection order system. The tool utilizes best practices…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Mind the Gap: Accounting for Domestic Abuse in Child Custody Evaluations
Published by: Ellen Pence, Gabrielle Davis, Denise Gamache, Cheryl Beardslee This report was part of a national child custody project…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Islamic Marriage Contracts
Published by: Maha Alkhateeb This guide was developed as a resource for legal professionals and advocates working with Muslims, and…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Parent Coordination Services: A Guide for Policy Makers
Published by: Barbara Hart, Esq. This guide is designed to assist policymakers, courts and attorneys in deliberations and decision-making on…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence: A Law Enforcement Officer’s Guide
This guide for law enforcement provides guidance on the inter-jurisdictional enforcement of protection orders pursuant to the full faith and…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,A Prosecutor’s Guide to Full Faith and Credit For Protection Orders: Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence
This guide for prosecutors provides information on enforcement of protection orders pursuant to the full faith and credit provision of…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Domestic Violence Advocates and the Unauthorized Practice of Law
Published by: Kristine Lizdas, Sandra Tibbetts Murphy This document is intended for both volunteer and paid staff of nongovernmental domestic…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Full Faith and Credit for Protection Orders: Advocate’s Guide
This pull-out pocket guide for law enforcement is a quick reference from the Law Enforcement Officer’s Guide to Enforcing Protection…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Full Faith & Credit: Enforcing Protection Orders Pocket Guide
This pull-out pocket guide for law enforcement is a quick reference from the Law Enforcement Officer’s Guide to Enforcing Protection…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Confidentiality: An Advocate’s Guide
Published by: Julie Kunce Field, Deb Goelman, Barbara Hart, Rebekah Lee, Sandra Tibbetts Murphy, Kim Tolhurst, Roberta Valente Confidentiality and…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Violence Against Native Women: A Guide for Practitioner Action
This guide contains information on protection orders and Native American women and domestic and sexual violence. It provides specific information…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Pretrial Release Conditions in Domestic Violence Cases: Issues and Context
Published by: Jane Sadusky This paper examines the question of pretrial release, conditions in domestic violence cases, focusing on balance…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Domestic Violence and Probation
Published by: Fernando Mederos This article offers specialized management techniques that probation officers can use to monitor batterers and intervene…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Interstate Child Custody: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Indian Child Welfare Act
This tool provides a statutory summary of the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C §1901.
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Custody Tool Series – Old PKPA
This tool provides a statutory summary and overview of the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act, 28 U.S.C. §1738A, and significant provisions…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,The Role of Restorative Justice in the Battered Women’s Movement
Published by: Loretta Frederick, Kristine Lizdas This article provides a comparison of the principles and practices of the restorative justice…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Battered Women’s Risks
Adapted from Jill Davies & Eleanor Lyon This chart was adapted from "Safety Planning With Battered Women: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices"…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Effective Advocacy on Behalf of Battered Women
Published by: Loretta Frederick This brief article describes the role of the advocate, defines the characteristics of a battering relationship,…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Marital Rape
Published by: Kersti Yllo In order to fully and adequately respond to men who rape and women who are sexually…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides ,Violence Against Women: A Curriculum for Empowerment Facilitator’s Manual
Published by: Susan Schechter, Sharon Szymanski, Michele Cahill A manual for facilitators of battered women's groups. The curriculum and workshops…
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