Gender-Based Violence
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Gender-Based Violence resources
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 GuidesGetting 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 GuidesImproving 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 GuidesTaking 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…
TAGS: #News and UpdatesChild-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 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 GuidesCustody 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 GuidesDefinition 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.
TAGS: #Statute Guides and MatricesCampus 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 GuidesAnnual Report FY 2021
Dear Friend of BWJP, The past few years have been difficult for many. The COVID-19 pandemic and pervasive systemic racism…
TAGS: #News and UpdatesHow 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…
TAGS: #News and UpdatesOVW 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…
TAGS: #WebinarOVW 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…
TAGS: #WebinarThe 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, #WebinarDefense Based Advocacy and the Domestic Violence Movement Part 3/3
In the third and final webinar of this series, participants will learn about the scope of the crisis of the…
TAGS: #WebinarDefense Based Advocacy and the Domestic Violence Movement Part 2/3
This webinar is part two of a three-part professional development series for community-based advocates, attorneys who work with victims of battering,…
TAGS: #WebinarCoordinated 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 GuidesWhite 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 Practices