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NCJFCJ Judicial Primer on Federal, Tribal, and State Domestic Child Sex Trafficking Laws
This primer offers an overview of key federal, tribal, and state laws related to domestic child sex trafficking. It includes the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, and the Family First Prevention Services Act, as well as safe harbor laws that shift youth from criminalization to protection.
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NCJFCJ Navigating Custody and Visitation Evaluations in Cases With Domestic Violence: A Judge’s Guide (2006)
This guide from the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) was originally published in 2004 and revised in 2006. The document is intended for judges in custody cases who have to grapple with domestic violence between the parents, and discusses how that violence or abuse should affect the court’s decisions about ongoing…
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NCSC, A Call to Action Access to Justice for Limited English Proficient Litigants Creating Solutions to Language Barriers in State Courts
This National Call to Action report includes problems and strategies revealed at the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Summit in improving services for Limited English Proficient (LEP) litigants in their courts. The report shares “Priority Areas” and “Action Steps” for creating a successful language access program in state courts, identified at the event.
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Language Access Tools for Courts and Court Programs
The Volunteer Lawyers Project and Transcend developed this bench card tool that summarizes the Department of Justice’s letter to state courts on DOJ’s language access requirements and the American Bar Associations standards for language access in courts and covers language identification, the need for and where to obtain qualified trained interpreters and competent written translations…
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Labor Trafficking/Drugs Charge Judicial Bench Card
Judicial bench card on labor trafficking developed by Judge Laurie A. Clark, Denver Juvenile Court and the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking.
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Judicial Officer Checklist for Common Behaviors Associated with Stalking
This is a checklist for judicial officers to help them in identifying and making findings on stalking behaviors.
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Judicial Officer Reminder: for Stalking Behaviors
Checklist to assist judicial officers in identifying and making findings about stalking behaviors judges identify in the cases they hear. It is important for judges to document in the findings in their court orders stalking behaviors. Stalking is a crime that is made up of a pattern of behaviors that occur, repeat, and escalate over…
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Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card
This bench card for family court judges provides an overview of the issues that arise in state protection order proceedings involving immigrant crime victims. It addresses issuance and enforcement of protection orders and creative remedies that are helpful for immigrant victims.
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Immigrant Crime Victims and U Visa Certification: What is it and Why Should Judges Care?
This judicial training update published by Judge Alan F. Pendleton, Anoka County District Court, provides guidance on U visa certification by state court judges based on the ABA rules of judicial ethics and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policies, regulations, training materials and statutes and consultation with DHS U visa experts. This training update…
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Immigrant Crime Victims and U Visa Certification: What is it and Why Should Judges Care?
This judicial training update published by Judge Alan F. Pendleton, Anoka County District Court, provides guidance on U visa certification by state court judges based on the ABA rules of judicial ethics and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policies, regulations, training materials and statutes and consultation with DHS U visa experts. This training update…
National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project