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These key principles are based on the Center for Court Innovation’s experience developing domestic violence courts in a variety of jurisdictions.

This fact sheet outlines five key roles of the case/ resource coordinator position in domestic violence courts.

This catalog contains descriptions of and links to all of the publications on the RSP website (www.resourcesharingproject.org).

‘A Prosecutor’s Guide to Full Faith and Credit for Protection Orders: Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence’ is a National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit resource guide for prosecutors.

‘Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence: A Law Enforcement Officer’s Guide to Enforcing Protection Orders Nationwide’ is a National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit resource guide for law enforcement.

‘Enforcing Domestic Violence Firearm Prohibitions: A Report on Promising Practices’ is a resource guide published and produced by the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

The Court’s Guide outlines the connection between a survivor’s economic security and the ability of the court to fairly and effectively administer justice. It offers practical, concrete recommendations that judges and other court staff can employ to help survivors overcome the economic barriers that prevent them from participating in the justice system, ensure the safety of the parties by restoring economic security, and hold offenders fully accountable. It is accompanied by policy suggestions, guidelines for judicial education and a short judicial benchcard.

Creating Sister Space provides guidance for considering the intent and spirit of your tribal shelter/transitional housing program. It discusses critical components such as advocacy, confidentiality, safety planning, challenging issues and special populations. The operating structures created within shelter and transitional housing programs will go far to determine the tone of our work and Creating Sister Space provides a resource for tribal programs to develop their shelter/transitional housing program in a way that reflects tribal values and incorporates safety.

This factsheet summarizes federal court rulings on VAWA confidentiality in Hawke v. US Department of Homeland Security and Demaj v. Sakaj.

This handout will provide best practices for judges, attorneys and advocates on how to secure the attendance, in court proceedings, of immigrants who are being detained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) so that immigrants can participate in family court proceedings involving their children and criminal court proceedings.