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American Bar Association Standards of Practice for Lawyers Representing Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking in Civil Protection Order Cases - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/docs/StandardsofPracticeBlackLetterFinal82407.pdf
PDF version of the newly adopted standards

Battered Women and Their Children: Lessons from One Woman's Story - http://www.omsys.com/fivers/waits_houston.htm
Long article (Kathleen Waits, Houston Law Review, 1998) describes a battered woman's experience in the family court system and discusses lessons that can be drawn about better handling of these cases.

Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP) - http://www.bwjp.org
Collaborative effort of several U.S. national organizations aiming to improve criminal justice responses to domestic violence. Information about services and programs, plus an online resource library.

Brandt v. Brant - Michigan Court of Appeals - http://courtofappeals.mijud.net/documents/opinions/final/coa/20020219_c225375(67)_53o.225375.opn.coa.pdf
Decision upholding no contact order restricting parents' contact with children with order of protection in place.

Child Custody and Visitation Decisions in Domestic Violence Cases: Legal Trends, Research Findings, and Recommendations - http://www.vaw.umn.edu/library/#831
Articles on child custody, visitation, child witnesses, etc.

Domestic and Family Violence Resources - http://tribal-institute.org/lists/domestic.htm
The Tribal Court Clearinghouse - Links and Information on Domestic and Family Violence fortribal court personnel, tribal law enforcement personnel, domestic violence victim service agency personnel, social services personnel, and others in handling domestic violence cases and issues.

Domestic and Family Violence: Criminal Justice Interventions - http://www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au/PDF files/issuespaper3.pdf
Paper by Robyn Holder which explores some of the contemporary debates and dilemmas in implementing criminal justice reform in the area of domestic violence. From the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse.

Domestic Violence - Mediation Policy in Domestic Violence - http://www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/books/family/chapter_15.pdf
The American Bar Association recommends that court-mandated mediation include an opt-out prerogative in any action in which one party has perpetrated domestic violence upon the other party.

Domestic Violence (ABA Division for Public Education) - http://www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/domviol.html
ABA Division for Public Education provides general information about domestic violence issues in question-and-answer format.

Domestic Violence and the Courtroom - http://aja.ncsc.dni.us/domviol/booklet.html
Understanding the Problem and knowing the Victim. The American Judges Foundation.

Domestic Violence and the Provocation Defence - http://www.zerotolerance.ca/3_domestic_violence.htm
Arguments against the use of the "loss of control" or provocation defence. Published by Zero Tolerance Against Violence, Canada

Domestic Violence Home Page - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/home.html
The American Bar Association's web site for domestic violence issues. Information for attorneys and survivors. Contains information on protecting privacy for survivors during and after divorce.

Domestic Violence Medical Records - http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ats/Aug11/
An essay from the Harvard School on Public Health discussing the importance of medical records in domestic violence legal cases.

Domestic Violence Notepad: A listing of resources - http://www.womenlawyers.com/domestic.htm
Provides links to articles, legal help, resources to help victims of domestic violence.

Domestic Violence Organizations Online: Risks, Ethical Dilemmas, and Liability Issues - http://www.mincava.umn.edu/documents/commissioned/online_liability/online_liability.html
Violence Against Women Online Resources - Minnesota Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Safety Plan - http://www.abanet.org/tips/dvsafety.html
Safety tips for victims of domestic violence from the American Bar Association. Includes information in Spanish.

Early Identification of Risk Factors for Parental Abduction OJJDP Publications - General Resources - http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/185026.pdf
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention report in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

Educating To End Domestic Violence - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/etedv/welcome.html
A Law School Report by the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence. Produced with the support of the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice

FindLaw Citations for Shipp and Gates vs. McMahon et al. - http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/5th/9831317cv1.html
Information on Tort claim by woman who asserts denial of equal protection on the part of law enforcement in domestic violence case in Louisiana.

Handbook - Advocating for Women in the Criminal Justice System in Cases of Rape, Domestic Violence and Child Abuse. - http://www.justicewomen.com/handbook/
Step by step advocacy guide for working with the crimincal justice system for women and children impacted by abuse.

Help for Victims of Crime - Victims' Rights - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/help/cvr.htm
Help for victims of crime from the Office of Victims of Crime in the Bureau of Justice. Numerous resources on the state and federal level.

How to Write a Letter to the Judge for Victims of Rape, Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse - http://www.justicewomen.com/tips_write.html
Women's Justice Center

Increasing Your Safety: Full Faith and Credit for Protection Orders - http://www.vaw.umn.edu/FinalDocuments/survivorbrochure.asp
Advice for U.S. residents on using the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994 to enforce protection orders when persons with orders travel across state, territorial or tribal lines.

Macias Case Expert Witness Declaration - http://www.justicewomen.com/witness.html
Testimony in the wrongful-death suit of Macias vs. Sheriff Mark Ihde et al. Maria Teresa Macias was shot and killed by her estranged husband after repeated requests to enforce a restraining order were ignored by the Sonoma County, California, sheriff's department.

Michigan vs. Kurr - http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/abortion/mikurr10402opn.pdf
Appeal granted to woman convicted of manslaughter on grounds of defense of others. Defendant was pregnant when she stabbed boyfriend who had assaulted her.

National Center on the Prosecution of Violence Against Women - http://www.ndaa.org/apri/programs/vawa/vaw_home.html
Website includes information and training materials on best prosecution practices, research and reference resources and training and technical assistance at the national, regional and local levels for prosecutors, law enforcement and other allied professionals.

Never Again Foundation - http://www.neveragainfoundation.org
An agency claiming to provide free legal help to women who have been abused or sexually assaulted. No information is provided on officers or directors of this entity. Proceed with caution.

New Mexico Judicial Education Center Domestic Violence Benchbook - http://jec.unm.edu/topics/dv.htm
Interactive learning tool for domestic violence, including he applicable requirements of state and federal laws and court cases. It provides information on the dynamics of domestic violence, explains the process governing orders of protection, describes how domestic violence can affect a variety of civil and criminal cases, and addresses pretrial, trial and sentencing issues.

Power Inequality and Dissociated Coercion in the Mediation of Interpersonal and Domestic Disputes: Recognition and Response - http://www.kent.edu/cacm/OnlineSeminar/index.cfm
Domestic violence seminar.

Sanctuary for Families - Legal Center - http://www.sanctuaryforfamilies.org/index15.htm
News and court opinions from an agency in New York State working for the rights of women and children in families where abuse occurs.

Stalking Through The Courts - http://www.gate.net/~liz/liz/FRtactic.html
The father's rights movement - how to legally stalk, harass, and intimidate victims of domestic violence after a restraining order has been issued.

The NIJ Research Review: NCJ Number 184752 - http://www.ncjrs.gov/rr/vol1_5/15.html
Test of the Efficacy of Court-Mandated Counseling for Domestic Violence Offenders: The Broward Experiment NCJ Number: 184752 Author: Lynette Feder ; David R. Forde Sponsor: National Institute of Justice US Dept of Justice

US v. BUNNELL - http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/1st/011162.html
Protection order and firearm possession case law.

Validity and Use of Evidence Concerning Battering and Its Effects in Criminal Trials - http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles/batter.pdf
Report to U.S. Congress on "battered women's syndrome," published jointly by the U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies.

Visits in Cases Marked By Violence [Julie Kunce Field] - http://www.omsys.com/fivers/visits.htm
Legal methods for structuring supervised visitation when there has been violence in the family.

Waikato Law Review: Special Edition on Domestic Violence - http://www2.waikato.ac.nz/law/wlr/special_1996/
Waikato Law Review: Volume 4, Special Edition 1996, Australia

Wellesley Centers for Women - Compilation of Gender Equality & Domestic Violence Laws from around the World - http://www.wcwonline.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1409
Wellesley Centers for Women, Compilation of Gender Equality & Domestic Violence Laws from Around the World, WCW

Women Empowered Against Violence (WEAVE) - http://www.weaveincorp.org/
Washington, DC, organization providing holistic services, including legal representation, counseling, and social services, to victims of domestic violence.

Women's Law Initiative - http://www.womenslaw.org/
Legal information (U.S.-specific) and other advice for women living with or escaping domestic violence. Includes focused sections for teens, military women, immigrants, individual states, and tribal jurisdictions.

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