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Legal Momentum’s National Judicial Education Program has created a set of educational materials for judges, courts, court-related professionals, schools, parents, teens, and the community to learn about the dangers and consequences of Teen Dating Violence. These Information and Resources sheets were developed by the National Judicial Education Program (NJEP) with funding from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. “Teen Dating Violence” (TDV) is a scourge that is as epidemic, harmful, and potentially lethal as adult domestic violence. Unchecked TDV can entrench a lifetime pattern of perpetration by abusers and acceptance of abuse by victims. Use of Social Media in Teen Dating Violence explains how teens can use social media to perpetrate intimate partner violence and how courts can use social media to help figure out the facts at hand in cases of TDV.

Legal Momentum’s National Judicial Education Program has created a set of educational materials for judges, courts, court-related professionals, schools, parents, teens, and the community to learn about the dangers and consequences of Teen Dating Violence. These Information and Resources sheets were developed by the National Judicial Education Program (NJEP) with funding from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. Teen Dating Violence” (TDV) is a scourge that is as epidemic, harmful, and potentially lethal as adult domestic violence. Unchecked TDV can entrench a lifetime pattern of perpetration by abusers and acceptance of abuse by victims. Use of Social Media in Teen Dating Violence: Glossary provides a list (current as of February 2016) of the technologies and forms of social media that teens use today. The glossary defines these forms of social media and also explains how teens use each form (e.g., uploading pictures to Instagram, “”chatting”” on WhatsApp, etc.). “

Legal Momentum’s National Judicial Education Program has created a set of educational materials for judges, courts, court-related professionals, schools, parents, teens, and the community to learn about the dangers and consequences of Teen Dating Violence. These Information and Resources sheets were developed by the National Judicial Education Program (NJEP) with funding from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. Teen Dating Violence” (TDV) is a scourge that is as epidemic, harmful, and potentially lethal as adult domestic violence. Unchecked TDV can entrench a lifetime pattern of perpetration by abusers and acceptance of abuse by victims. Use of Social Media in Teen Dating Violence: Technology “”How-Tos”” for Judges is a resource guide for judges (and other court system professionals) with categories such as “”How to Stay Up-to-Date on TDV Issues,”” “”How to Retrieve Messages from Smartphones,”” “”How to Obtain Information That May Be Open to ‘E-Discovery’,”” “”How to Ensure Teen Victims Are Protected,”” and “”How to Evaluate ESI (Electronically Stored Evidence.”” “

This tool takes a closer look into the findings of the Ten-Factor Framework for Sexual Assault Response Team Effectiveness findings and outlines ways for STOP Administrators to fund effective sexual assault response teams (SARTs). The tool details the ten factors of successful SARTs and different strategies STOP Administrators can use to support SARTs to achieve these factors.

This resource is a tool for STOP administrators to meaningfully respond to sexual assault. With a specific focus on the STOP 20% sexual assault set aside, it details several activities that respond to sexual assault and lists the STOP allocation areas (law enforcement, prosecutors, victim services, and the courts) those activities could be allocated to.

In passing the Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction (SDVCJ) statute, Congress noted the epidemic rates of violence against native women including that one in three would be raped in their lifetime, three in five will be physically assaulted, and native women were twice as likely to be stalked as other women.1 Congress stated that the “restoration of inherent tribal authority to investigate, prosecute, convict, and sentence perpetrators of violence against women would allow tribes to protect victims of violence and address these pervasive crimes against Native American women.” 2 Clearly, Congress recognized the epidemic of violence being committed against Native women and focused on supporting tribal authority to address the epidemic of violence occurring in Indian country. Congressional intent provides a critical backdrop for interpreting SDVCJ text and underscores an endorsement of tribal sovereignty.

This presentation examines SDVCJ jurisdiction, protective orders, and NCAI’s Five Year Report.

This document highlights programs with victim contact processes, addresses safety challenges inherent in this work, and offers considerations and best practices for safe and effective implementation.

This tip sheet describes the benefits, concerns, and potential uses of video remote interpreting (VRI) in domestic violence and sexual assault cases. It includes a summary of VRI resources for courts and others considering implementing VRI.

Created by the Alliance, and updated in 2019, this toolkit is designed to assist Family Justice and Multi-Agency Centers with starting, implementing, and sustaining a VOICES Committee. This document contains procedures, sample forms, and questions that may be used to facilitate the process. (This Toolkit is available in both Spanish and English).