Gender-Based Violence
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Important Differences between Civilian and Military Protection Orders
The differences between military and civil protection orders, including their issuance and enforcement, can be confusing. This bulletin provides information…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Promising Practices, #Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and GuidesEnforcement of Tribal Protection Orders by State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
This bulletin is designed to ensure that state and local law enforcement officials across the country have the necessary information…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Tools and Guides5 Common Questions on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit – Answered
Protection orders and their enforcement can often be confusing, particularly when different professional disciplines encounter various forms and documents from…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Tools and GuidesWhat High Schools and Colleges Need to Know About Dating Violence and Firearms
In the United States, one in eight high school students reports having been subjected to dating violence (physical, sexual, or…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and GuidesU.S. v. Rahimi: Understanding the Implications for Protection Orders and Firearms Prohibitions
In June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal law that prohibits domestic abusers subject to protection orders from…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and GuidesState Specific Best Interests of the Child SAFeR Worksheets for GALs
The SAFeR worksheets that outline the best interest of the child factors are now available with state and territory-specific factors.…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Tools and GuidesThirty Years of VAWA and Full Faith and Credit
Please join the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit (NCPOFFC) in celebrating 30 years since the…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Tools and GuidesThe Realities of Protection Orders and Full Faith and Credit Fact Sheet
Prevalence rates of intimate partner violence remain alarmingly high, putting countless survivors at risk every day. Research highlights the protective…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Tools and GuidesFirearm Checklist for Attorneys
This checklist provides information for attorneys facilitating a discussion with survivors about firearms. It also provides key information on the…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and GuidesA Brief History and Framework of Federal Firearms Laws Addressing Intimate Partner Violence
Federal law provides a framework to keep guns out of the hands of those who perpetrate domestic violence. Those laws…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Tools and GuidesThe New Misdemeanor Dating Violence Federal Firearms Prohibition
In 2022, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act partially closed what has sometimes been referred to as the “boyfriend loophole,” by…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Tools and Guides“OFFICIAL USE” Exemption, Allowing Firearms Possession by Law Enforcement and Military Personnel
The Gun Control Act (GCA) prohibits persons subject to certain qualifying protection orders from possessing or receiving firearms and/or ammunition.…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Tools and GuidesFirearm Checklist for Judges – 18 USC 922 (g)(8)
This checklist for judges provides key information on the federal Gun Control Act provisions prohibiting the purchase, transport or possession…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and GuidesInterstate Child Custody Tool Series
The Interstate Child Custody Tool Series provides an overview of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and GuidesExtreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Toolkit
This Extreme Risk Protection Order Toolkit is for practitioners who work with survivors in civil protection order systems. The toolkit…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Policy Analysis, #Promising Practices, #Research and Statistics, #Statute Guides and Matrices, #survivors, #Tools and GuidesUnderstanding the Difference Between A Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPO) and an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO)
By The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and Firearms Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) and Extreme Risk Protection Orders…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #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 GuidesEvidence 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 GuidesFirearms and Domestic Violence: A Summary of Pivotal Cases Decided by the United States Supreme Court
by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and Firearms January 2023 This resource contains summaries of significant Supreme Court…
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