Resources

Coercive Control Codification Policy Brief: Domestic Violence Protection Orders

BWJP position statement on the codification of "coercive control" language into civil protection order status.

Victim Centered Interviewing for Probation

Published by: James E. Henderson Jr., MSW In an attempt to enhance the safety of those victimized by offenders, probation…

We See You: Supervising Stalking Offenders

Published by: James E. Henderson Jr., MSW Stalking is a pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that would…

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…

Coercive Control Codification Matrix

Updated through the 2023 state legislative sessions, this document is a compilation of state statutes that incorporate "coercive control" language…

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…

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…

Taking Back Control: The BWJP Podcast

Taking Back Control is a podcast brought to you by BWJP, the national resource center on civil and criminal justice responses…

Adapting Trauma-Informed Lawyering Best Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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

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…

Custody Flow Chart

Published by: Tamara Kuennen This child custody flow chart assists practitioners in determining which court has initial jurisdiction to determine…

Definition of Domestic Violence/Abuse for Civil Protection Orders

This matrix contains state statutes with the definition of domestic violence/abuse for obtaining a domestic violence civil protection order.

National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence: Covid-19 Fact Sheet

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…

Annual Report FY 2021

Dear Friend of BWJP, The past few years have been difficult for many. The COVID-19 pandemic and pervasive systemic racism…

How the Supreme Court’s Decision in NY State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen Will Affect Victims of Domestic Violence

BWJP's statement on the recent ruling about the ability to carry a concealed firearm. Published by: Dave Keck and Alicia…

OVW Grantee Firearms Webinar Series: Surrendering Firearms and Saving Lives Part 3/3

Published by: Dave Keck and Alicia Nichols In this third and final webinar in the series, Dave Keck and Alicia…

OVW Grantee Firearms Webinar Series: Part 1/3

This webinar is an introduction to the firearms center and provides an overview of domestic violence and firearms and state…

The 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…