BWJP FY2024 Impact Report
Dear Friends and Supporters, As we reflect on the past year, one thing is clear — BWJP is a force…
#survivors, #Tools and GuidesBWJP FY2023 Impact Report
Dear Friends, Welcome to BWJP’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 annual report! In the last year, we have expanded our team…
#survivors, #Tools and Guides, #WebinarWheel 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…
#survivors, #Tools and GuidesDomestic Violence Arrest Policies
This written resource is an annotated comprehensive collection of U.S. jurisdictions’ domestic violence-related arrest statutes with jurisdiction-specific generalized domestic violence…
#Laws and Regulations, #Statute Guides and MatricesMyths and Misconceptions: Criminalized Survivors
by the National Defense Center for Criminalized Survivors October 2023 Myths and misconceptions about domestic violence and victims of intimate…
#Laws and Regulations, #Tools and GuidesBWJP 2022 Impact Report
Dearest Friends of BWJP, We’ve been busy! In the last eighteen months, we have experienced a significant transformation and many…
#children, #custody, #Podcast, #survivors, #Tools and Guides, #WebinarEvidence 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…
#Laws and Regulations, #Tools and GuidesSafety Envelope: NCPOFFC
The National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit (NCPOFFC), a project of the Battered Women’s Justice Project…
#Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and GuidesFundamental Principles of Institutional Analysis
Institutional Analysis at BWJP redesigns systems to center the interests of gender-based violence survivors.
#Tools and GuidesKnoxville Community Safety Assessment
How are DV Offenders Held Accountable in Knoxville and Knox County Justice System Interventions?
#Laws and Regulations, #Tools and GuidesCoercive Control Codification Matrix
Updated through the 2023 state legislative sessions, this document is a compilation of state statutes that incorporate "coercive control" language…
#Laws and Regulations, #Policy Analysis, #Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and GuidesOffender 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…
#Promising Practices, #Tools and GuidesThe Results of a 10-Year Study of the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Primary Aggressor Laws on Single and Dual Arrest
Published by: David Hirschel, PhD and Philip D. McCormack, PhD Arrest as a preferred response to incidents of intimate partner…
#Research and Statistics, #WebinarWhite House Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality
BWJP embraces the White House National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality, as well as the anticipated U.S. National Action…
#News and Updates, #Policy Analysis, #Promising PracticesShould They Stay or Should They Go: Helping Domestic Violence Survivors with Interstate Cases
Published by: Taylor Duran, Deborah Goelman, Maria Veniard Have domestic violence survivors ever asked you if they can leave the…
#WebinarFirearms and Domestic Violence: State and Territorial Statutory Provisions
This matrix contains state and territorial firearm statutes as they relate to civil protection orders; criminal offenses, procedures, prohibited transferees;…
#Statute Guides and MatricesPredominant Aggressor Arrest Statutes
This matrix is a compilation of all state statutory provisions that direct law enforcement officers to determine the predominant/primary/principal aggressor…
#Statute Guides and MatricesShould They Stay or Should They Go: Helping Domestic Violence Survivors with Interstate Cases
Published by: Taylor Duran, Deborah Goelman, Maria Veniard This webinar provides participants with an overview of the various federal and…
#WebinarClient-Centered and Trauma-Informed Practice: Implementing Successfully in the Criminal Justice System
Published by: Maureen Curtis, Wanda Lucibello The public health crisis has required advocates to adapt to many changes. This webinar…
#WebinarThe Dakota County Electronic Crimes Task Force
Published by: Tim Leslie & Daniel Bianconi Domestic violence abusers are increasingly using technology to stalk and harass their victims. …
#WebinarFaith Matters, Part 2: A Conversation on Supporting Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Families Experiencing DV
Published by: Deborah Rosenbloom, Sharon O'Brien, Salma Elkadi Abugidieri This workshop helps advocates adopt a faith-sensitive lens and best practices…
#WebinarVictim Defendants and Covid-19
Published by: Cindene Pezzell, Esq. The COVID-19 pandemic has created increased risks and complications for survivors of intimate partner violence,…
#WebinarAn Overview and Evaluation of Classifying Types of Intimate Partner Violence
Published by: Kimberly A. Crossman, Ph.D. For more than the past decade, violence scholars have moved away from examining intimate…
#WebinarCombatting Cyberviolence Against Women and Girls: Understanding its Origin and Impact on Survivors
Published by: Shelly Clevenger, Ph.D., Jordana Navarro, Ph.D. This webinar provides an overview of how sexual violence manifests in cyberspace (e.g.,…
Understanding and Responding to Adolescent Intra-Family Domestic Battery
Published by: Robin Hassler Thompson, Wendy Nussbaum This webinar explains the difference between Adolescent Domestic Battery and Intimate Partner Violence and the…
#WebinarCoercive Control: Practical Implications
Evan Stark, Ph.D. Over the last two decades, England, Ireland, France, Scotland, and a number of other countries and thousands…
#WebinarFamily Based Violence and Young Women: Unintended Consequences
Published by: Francine Sherman This webinar provides a particular focus on girls charged with any home-based assault (simple assault, domestic…
#WebinarNuisance Ordinances: How They Work, Who They Harm, and How To Fight Them
Published by: Sandra Park, J.D.; Linda Morris, J.D. Nuisance ordinances – which impose civil and criminal penalties on residents for…
#WebinarPredicting Intimate Partner Violence Injuries Based on Police Reports
Published by: Marie Karlsson, PhD Approximately half of all victims of intimate partner violence are injured (Truman & Morgan, 2014).…
#WebinarTrauma-Informed Victim Interview (TIVI) for The Justice System, Part 2
Published by: Donna Kelly and Justin Boardman Part two will build on what was learned in part one and will focus…
#WebinarImproving Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Grant Program
This webinar is presented by the Office on Violence Against Women.
#WebinarTrauma-Informed Victim Interview for The Justice System, Part 1
Published by: Donna Kelly and Justin Boardman This fast-paced, interactive presentation will focus on how to facilitate a trauma-informed victim…
#WebinarUsing Federal Law to Increase Safety for Indian Women: TLOA and VAWA Implementation Efforts
Published by: Leslie A. Hagen Native American women suffer domestic and sexual violence at epidemic rates. Federal law enforcement may…
#WebinarMandatory Reporting Laws in the United States: Impact on Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
Published by: Carol E. Jordan This webinar will address mandatory reporting laws across the nation as they apply to cases…
#WebinarDomestic Violence-Related Mass and Spree Killings
Dr. Websdale will define mass and spree killing and explain the differences between familicidal, felonious, and non-felony related forms of…
#WebinarVictim Safety and Offender Accountability: The Intimate Partner Violence Interventions
Published by: Rachel Teicher Intimate partner violence is often thought of as fundamentally different from other types of violence, but…
#WebinarKnow More, Do More: Identifying and Responding to Stalking
Published by: Jennifer Landhuis Victims of stalking often report feeling discounted by the systems designed to assist them. Despite the…
#WebinarServing Survivors of Domestic Violence Strangulation
Published by: Jill Rable MSN-Ed, RN, AFN-BC, SANE-A This webinar brings awareness to survivors, care providers and community professionals serving…
#WebinarWe built a portal: How Multnomah County leveraged technology to better connect victims to the support they need
Published by: Denise Pena As offenders move through the criminal justice system, so do their victims. "It's not done just…
#WebinarProcess Matters: Procedural Justice and its Impact on How Systems Respond to Domestic Violence
Published by: Kate Wurmfeld This training will provide a framework for improving access to justice in domestic violence cases through…
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