Resources

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…

Domestic Violence and Probation

Published by: Fernando Mederos This article offers specialized management techniques that probation officers can use to monitor batterers and intervene…

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.

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…

A Practitioner’s Guide to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act – UCCJA

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…

Battered Women’s Risks

Adapted from Jill Davies & Eleanor Lyon This chart was adapted from "Safety Planning With Battered Women: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices"…

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,…

Marital Rape

Published by: Kersti Yllo In order to fully and adequately respond to men who rape and women who are sexually…

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…