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criminal justice system to enhance their effectiveness in providing safety, security, and justice for battered women and their families. We offer training, technical assistance, and consultation on the most promising practices of the criminal and civil legal systems in addressing domestic violence. |  Violence Against Women Act Celebrates 15 Years!
The Battered Women's Justice Project joins the Office on Violence Against Women in celebrating 15 years of VAWA! Click here to read a statement from OVW's Acting Director, Catherine Pierce...
New BWJP Staff Announcement!
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| Glenna Tinney | We are pleased to announce that Glenna Tinney has joined the BWJP staff as the Military Advocacy Program Coordinator. Glenna is a retired Navy Captain social worker who brings extensive experience working with military families and managing domestic violence and sexual assault programs for the Navy worldwide. Continue reading...
Quote of the Month:
"Clearly the point of setting high bail in circumstances such as the case described in the article (where the defendant was twice arrested for violation of an order of protection) is to protect the public by making it more difficult for the defendant to make bail. The Supreme Court ruled in a 1984 decision (U.S. vs. Salerno) that detention pending trial, by means of setting high bail, of "arrestees charged with serious felonies who are found after an adversary hearing to pose a threat to the safety of individuals or to the community which no condition of release can dispel" satisfies the requirement that high bail set with the intention of preventing release is not excessive.
Judges need to take seriously the threat to public safety posed by persons who are alleged to have committed domestic assault and particularly those who demonstrate disregard for the law by violating court orders for protection and no contact."
By Sharon LaQuier from the Minneapolis Star Tribune letter of the day. To read the letter in its entirety, click here...
Featured Resources
Supporting the Women of Haiti National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, VAWNetSupreme Court Amicus: Brief for Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project Joan Meier, DV Leap
Deanne Maynard, Brian Matsui, Morrison and Foerster LLP
Nicholas Miranda, Morrison and Foerster LLP
Sandra Tibbetts Murphy, BWJPGuide for Starting a Support Group for Victims of Stalking
Stalking Resource Center
National Center for Victims of Crime
Civil Protective Orders: Improved Safety for Victims and Cost Effective for State Governments
Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice
Dr. TK Logan
Countering Confusion About the Duluth Model Michael Paymar and Graham Barnes, BWJP
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