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Legal Resource Center on Violence Against Women
The Legal Resource Center on Violence Against Women works to obtain legal representation for domestic violence survivors in interstate custody cases and to provide technical assistance to domestic violence victim advocates and attorneys in such cases and does not represent clients directly. The Legal Resource Center also provides information regarding state and federal statues on interstate child custody issues, state protection orders, and criminal laws.
International Association of Chiefs of Police
The goals of the International Association of Chiefs of Police are to advance the science and art of police services; to develop and disseminate improved administrative, technical and operational practices and promote their use in police work; to foster police cooperation and the exchange of information and experience among police administrators throughout the world; to bring about recruitment and training in the police profession of qualified persons; and to encourage adherence of all police officers to high professional standards of performance and conduct. The IACP offers trainings that concentrate on leadership, management, community involvement, crisis management, force management, staffing, patrol operations, and investigations.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides crisis intervention and helps each caller create a safety plan while they also enter information into a database to find out the name and phone number of the closest shelter. The Hotline has become the Vital Link to Safety for over 1.5 million families, responding to more than 19,500 calls each month from victims, friends and families seeking help for violence at home, offering translations in more than 150 languages and a TTY Line for people who are Deaf, Deaf-blind and Hard of Hearing. Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year the advocates answer calls personally, advise on safety planning, offer options for next steps, and stay on the line as third parties to support the caller’s transition to the next level of help. Also, teens can participate in real-time chat on dating violence, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and stalking through the Love is Respect website.
Domestic Violence Commission of the American Bar Association
The Domestic Violence Commission of the American Bar Association provides individualized support to attorneys representing victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking that includes research assistance, sample practice tools, model pleadings, and access to experts in the field. Commission members, Liaisons and Commission staff include national experts in many areas of domestic violence and the law. A listserv and newsletter are available for attorneys.
The Center for Court Innovation
The Center for Court Innovation helps courts and criminal justice agencies aid victims, reduce crime and improve public trust in justice. The Center disseminates the lessons learned from innovative programs, helping criminal justice practitioners around the world launch their own problem-solving experiments.
WomensLaw.org
The mission of WomensLaw.org is to provide easy-to-understand legal information and resources to women living with or escaping domestic violence. WomensLaw.org offers information to teens, immigrants, and the military as well. It publishes state-specific legal information for domestic violence, as well as information on getting help in specific communities. Some issues addressed on the website include custody, kidnapping, safety planning, and internet security.
National College of District Attorneys
The NDAA's National College of District Attorneys provides training to help prosecutors fulfill their responsibilities efficiently, effectively and ethically via national, state, local and contract courses it offers or coordinates. Through these programs, the National College introduces prosecutors to innovations and developments in the classroom so that they are not confronted with them for the first time in the courtroom. A variety of topics are covered such as trial advocacy, civil law and management, forensic evidence, rules of evidence, white collar crime, and issues related to or arising in the prosecution of drug, homicide, white collar crime, sexual assault and other violent crimes. In addition to programs with a specific agenda, the College also develops programs to meet specialized needs and designs courses to be used under the direction of an in-house supervisor. The National College also holds annual conferences on domestic violence that include trainings on full faith and credit, federal crimes, custody, and firearms. |
