Resources

Firearm Checklist for Attorneys

This checklist provides information for attorneys facilitating a discussion with survivors about firearms. It also provides key information on the…

A 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…

The 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…

“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.…

Firearm 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…

Interstate 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…

Extreme 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…

Understanding 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…

Domestic 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…

The Impact of Parental Kidnapping Laws and Practice on Domestic Violence Survivors

Domestic Violence Expert Witnesses: Overcoming Challenges in Battered Women’s Self-Defense Cases

When Community-Based Advocates Testify as Experts: Understanding and Explaining Trauma and its Effects

Domestic Violence Expert Witnesses: Immigration Proceedings

Domestic Violence Expert Witnesses: Tips to Help Prepare for your First Case

Advocates as Expert Witnesses: Weighing Benefits and Drawbacks

Domestic Violence Expert Testimony: Legal Settings and Issues

The Use of Expert Testimony on Battering and Its Effects in Criminal Cases: Examining Case Law from 1994-2016

What You Need To Know About The Rahimi Case Coming Before The Supreme Court On November 7th

By Roberta Valente, Esq. On November 7th, the United States Supreme Court will hear a case called U.S. v. Rahimi. It’s…

Myths and Misconceptions: Criminalized Survivors

by the National Defense Center for Criminalized Survivors October 2023 Myths and misconceptions about domestic violence and victims of intimate…

Evidence 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…