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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, #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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.
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesKnoxville Community Safety Assessment
How are DV Offenders Held Accountable in Knoxville and Knox County Justice System Interventions?
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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;…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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. …
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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,…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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).…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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.
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #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…
TAGS: #WebinarAssessing and Responding to Men who Pose High Risk to their Intimate Partners
Published by: David Adams Founded in 1977, Emerge has pioneered effective and culturally relevant abuser education strategies as well as…
TAGS: #WebinarImplementing Probation Group Reporting
Published by: James E. Henderson Jr., MSW and Stephanie Avalon Traditional probation practice involves a great deal of tracking of…
TAGS: #Promising PracticesCredibility Issues for Survivors of Violence with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Histories
Published by: Rachel White Domain Survivors who experience mental health or substance use conditions may not be believed when they…
TAGS: #WebinarAbuser Intervention Programs: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Headed?
Published by: Melissa Petrangelo Scaia, MPA and David Adams This webinar will focus on current practices and issues related to…
TAGS: #WebinarPromising Strategies and Practices in Medical Forensic Compliance
Published by: Caroline Palmer and Jude Foster This webinar will outline the key components of medical forensic compliance and what…
TAGS: #WebinarCurrent Research on Batterer Intervention Programs and Implications for Policy
Published by: Kathleen J. Ferraro, PhD Batterer intervention programs (BIPs) emerged in the United States in the late 1970s as…
TAGS: #Research and Statistics, #WebinarGetting Your Agency Involved in Responding to Gender-Based Discrimination on Campus
Published by: Dr. Valyncia C. Raphael, JD and Anton Tripolskii, JD This interactive webinar builds on the topics discussed in…
TAGS: #WebinarCase File Review: What Do Sexual Assault Cases Look Like in Our Communities?
Published by: Jolene Engelking and Leah Lutz Based on a toolkit that the Sexual Violence Justice Institute (SVJI) developed, this…
TAGS: #WebinarMapping Gender: Shedding Empirical Light on Family Courts’ Treatment of Cases Involving Abuse and Alienation
Published by: Joan S. Meier What is really happening in the nation's family courts? This webinar discusses a national empirical…
TAGS: #WebinarThe Science and Practice of Community-Informed Risk Assessment
Published by: Neil S. Websdale, PhD and Greg Giangobbe, MA This webinar explains the development of a community-informed risk assessment…
TAGS: #WebinarUnderstanding the Complexities of Sexual Violence Response
Published by: Johnanna Ganz This webinar is designed to introduce multi-disciplinary participants to the work of the Sexual Violence Justice Institute and…
TAGS: #WebinarHonest Dialogue Needed: Responding to Gender-Based Discrimination on Campus
Published by: Dr. Valyncia C. Raphael, JD and Anton Tripolskii, JD The presenters are experienced in working with students, staff…
TAGS: #WebinarIntroducing the Trauma-Informed Practice (TIP) Scales for DV Programs
Published by: Lisa Goodman, PhD and Cris Sullivan, PhD Over the past 15 years, domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault…
TAGS: #WebinarDepartment of Defense Instruction on Domestic Abuse – 6400
The Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 6400.06 establishes, implements, and updates domestic abuse policies and identifies and assigns responsibilities for…
TAGS: #Laws and RegulationsShould She Stay or Should She Go: Helping Domestic Violence Survivors with Interstate Cases
Published by: Deborah Goelman, Amie Lewis, and Sarah Whitesell This webinar on basic interstate custody issues will provide participants with…
TAGS: #WebinarImpact of Language Access and the Requirements of Title VI on Law Enforcement
Published by: Michael P. LaRiviere, Victim Services, Salem Police Department Federal law (Title VI) requires law enforcement to utilize qualified…
TAGS: #WebinarEfficacy of Interventions with Victims
Published by: Paula McWhirter, PhD and Lauren B. Cattaneo, PhD Studies that explore child and adult development link a wide…
TAGS: #WebinarAbusive Endings: Separation and Divorce Violence Against Women, a conversation with the authors
Published by: Walter S. DeKeseredy and Molly Dragiewicz The authors will discuss their recent book analyzing why and how men…
TAGS: #WebinarNew Research on the Intergenerational Transmission of Abuse
Published by: Megan Haselschwerdt, PhD and Kelly Knight, PhD The "cycle of violence" hypothesis is deeply engrained in the domestic…
TAGS: #WebinarDrivers of Intimate Partner Violence in Three Refugee Camps
Published by: Karin Wachter, MEd Research in humanitarian settings has traditionally focused on the sexual violence women experience by armed…
TAGS: #WebinarDomestic Violence is Complex: Cycles, Wheels, or Systems
Published by: Sandra Burge, PhD This webinar will focus on the challenges posed to clinicians in working with victims of…
TAGS: #WebinarThe Patchwork of State Laws on Firearm Prohibitions for Domestic Violence Protective Orders
Published by: April Zeoli, PhD, MPH Comparison of current state laws regarding firearms prohibitions following imposition of domestic violence protective…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #WebinarPart II: Stalking Evidence: What to Look For and How to Get it Admitted
Published by: Elaina Roberts In Part II of this webinar series we will delve into the investigation and prosecution of…
TAGS: #WebinarPart I: Recognizing Stalking in Intimate Partner Violence Cases
Published by: Elaina Roberts Research has shown that 7.5 million adults are stalked in one year in the United States,…
TAGS: #WebinarDebunking Domestic Violence Myths
Published by: Mary Ann Dutton, PhD Intimate partner violence (IPV) and its concomitant elements of physical violence, sexual abuse, psychological…
TAGS: #WebinarBatterer Intervention Programs and Victim Safety: Where Do We Go From Here?
Published by: Sharon “Sherry” Aaron, LCSW Victim safety hinges on effective Batterer Intervention Programs (BIPs), yet studies have shown that…
TAGS: #WebinarAdvocate Lessons: How Law Enforcement Responds to and Investigates Domestic Violence Cases (Part 2: CCR Problem-Solving Series: The Role of Law Enforcement)
Published by: Mary Ingham and Chief Deputy David Hepperly This second webinar in BWJP’s CCR Problem-Solving Series builds upon the…
TAGS: #WebinarWhere Do We Go From Here? Unfinished Business
Published by: Andrew Klein and Jessica Klein Andrew and Jessica Klein’s book, "Abetting Batterers: What Police, Prosecutors, and Courts Aren’t…
TAGS: #WebinarWhat Advocates Need to Know About Law Enforcement’s Role (Part 1: CCR Problem-Solving Series: The Role of Law Enforcement)
Published by: Mary Ingham and Chief Deputy David Hepperly Law enforcement plays a critical role in the current legal system…
TAGS: #WebinarTort Suits & Financial Compensation for Domestic Violence Survivors: A Webinar for Advocates
Published by: Sonya Passi and Amira Samuel Survivors of domestic violence are eligible to pursue tort claims against their abusers,…
TAGS: #WebinarTort Suits & Financial Compensation for Domestic Violence Survivors: A Webinar for Attorneys
Published by: Amira Samuel Often when the police are called for domestic violence, men who batter are arrested, convicted, and…
TAGS: #WebinarAbetting Batterers: What Police, Prosecutors and Courts Aren’t Doing to Protect America’s Women: A Discussion with the Authors
Published by: Andrew Klein and Jessica Klein This webinar will discuss how court systems across the country, instead of protecting…
TAGS: #WebinarWorking with Men Who Batter as Fathers
Published by: Melissa Scata Most traditional parenting curricula seek to get the parent to “do something different.” Many traditional parenting…
TAGS: #WebinarOffender 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 GuidesFacilitating Groups with Men Who Batter
Published by: Melissa Scaia Often when the police are called to respond to domestic violence, men who batter are arrested,…
TAGS: #WebinarMilitary Response to Enforcing Military and Civilian Protection Orders
Published by: Brian Clubb Navigating the military response to domestic violence can be daunting when assisting military-related victims. The area…
TAGS: #WebinarOrganizing and Developing a Batterers Intervention Program
Published by: Melissa Scaia, MPA Batterers Intervention Programs (BIPs) are most effective when they are organized and developed as part…
TAGS: #WebinarEnding Gender Bias in the Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
Published by: Denise Gamache, Rhonda Martinson Under a cooperative agreement with the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), the Battered…
TAGS: #Policy AnalysisCreating Relationships Between Domestic Violence Service Providers and Animal Control/Humane Law Enforcement
Published by: Maya Gupta, Ph.D. Animal control agencies are tasked with enforcing local animal ordinances and, in many areas, state…
TAGS: #Promising PracticesAnimal Abuse and Domestic Violence
Published by: Mary Lou Randour, Ph.D. When abusers use violence in the home as a means of controlling and threatening…
Turning the Case Upside Down: Rethinking the Art and Science of Suspect Interviews
Published by: Russell Strand This webinar reviews the history of interrogation techniques and discusses the impact of numerous suspect interview/interrogation…
TAGS: #Webinar