Materials from National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges’ National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence, Continuing Judicial Skills In Domestic Violence Cases Program. This page provides access to the training materials from this three day in-person training held in Washington, D.C. (May 6-8, 2026)

This training consisted of two 1 1/2-day sessions. The first addressed Civil Protection Orders (May 5-7) and the second discussed Parenting Time In Cases Involving Domestic Violence: Family Court.

CJS May Agenda

PowerPoints from Presentations

Children Experiencing Domestic Violence

• A Judicial Guide to Child Safety in Custody Cases – NCJFCJ
• Alliance for Hope International – Alliance for Hope
• Caring Dads – Caring Dads
• Centering Children: A Podcast Series – NCJFCJ
• Identifying and Reinforcing Resiliency in Children Exposed to Maltreatment and Domestic Violence: Some Initial Considerations – NCJFCJ
• Model Code on Domestic and Family Violence: Revised Chapter Four: Families and Children – NCJFCJ
• Identifying and Reinforcing Resiliency in Children Exposed to Maltreatment and Domestic Violence: Some Initial Considerations – NCJFCJ
• SAFeR Approach – Battered Women Justice Project (BWJP)
• Trauma Resources – NCJFCJ
• Assessing Risk of Parental Child Homicides in the Context of Domestic Violence Technical Assistance Brief – NCJFCJ-NJIDV
• Children and Domestic Violence: Listening and Talking to Your Child About Domestic Violence  – NCTSN
• Custody and Parenting Time Order: Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement for Courts – NCJFCJ

Risk Assessment & Safety Planning

• Danger Assessment for Immigrant Women (DA-I) (2013) (with scoring)

Civil Protection Orders

• Civil Protection Order Project  – NCJFCJ
• Civil Protection Orders: Strategies for Safe and Effective Service of Process
• Custody and Visitation in Civil Protection Orders: Guiding Principles and Suggested Practices for Courts and Communities  – NCJFCJ
• Spotlight on Promising Practices Around Civil Protection Orders: DeKalb County Compliance Review Docket – NCJFCJ
• Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card (March 30, 2019) – NIWAP, American University, WCL

Firearms Prohibitions

• Firearms and Civil Protection Orders: Answers to Judges’ Frequently Asked Questions – NCJFCJ
• Firearms and Domestic Violence – NCJFCJ
• Strategies to Improve the Response to Firearms in Civil Protection Order (CPO) Cases: A Judicial Checklist for Judges – NCJFCJ

Judicial Resources and Court Process

• National Judicial Network: Forum on Human Trafficking and Immigration in State Courts – NIWAP, American University, WCL
• ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct – American Bar
• Compliance Video – Center for Justice Innovation (Youtube Video)
• Integrated Domestic Violence Courts: Key Principles – Center for Justice Innovation
• Tribal Provisions of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) 2022 – Tribal Court Clearinghouse/Tribal Law and Policy Institute
• Domestic Violence Mentor Courts – Center for Justice Innovation
• Judicial Wellness Initiative – NCJFCJ
• Compliance Monitoring in Domestic Violence Cases: A Guide for Courts – Center for Justice Innovation
• ON & OFF THE BENCH – Center for Justice Innovation
• Can I or Can’t I? Extra- Judicial Activity and Judicial Leadership – NCJFCJ
• Full Faith and Credit: Passport to Safety, A Judge’s Guide – NCJFCJ

Understanding Behaviors Context

• Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence  – NCJFCJ
• Abusive Partner Intervention Program – Center for Justice Innovation
• Danger Assessment (General Website)
• Danger Assessment (Actual Assessment Page)
• Danger Assessment for Immigrant Women (DA-I) (2013)
• Wheel Information Center – Domestic Abuse Intervention Program: Home of The Duluth Model
• Power and Control Tactics Used Against Immigrant Women Wheel – NIWAP, American University, WCL
• End Abuse of People with Disabilities – Activating Change
• Judicial Guide Responding to Stalking – SPARC
• Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention – Alliance of HOPE International
• Alliance for Hope International – Alliance for Hope
• All State Family Law Service of Process and Jurisdiction Charts (October 20, 2021) – NIWAP, American University, WCL
• Best Interest of the Child Statutes – State-by-State Maps and Comparison Charts (December 2017) – NIWAP, American University, WCL

Protections for Immigrant Victims

• Infographic: Protections for Immigrant Victims (November 2021) – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Multilingual translations available
• Immigration Options for Victims of Crime-Information for Law Enforcement, Healthcare Providers, and Other Front-Line Workers (January 2025) – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Multilingual translations available
• Letters That Promote ICE Compliance With 2025 Policies and Statutes – NIWAP, American University, WCL
• All State Public Benefits Charts and Interactive Public Benefits Map (2025) – NIWAP, American University, WCL

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

• DHS, Immigration Relief for Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected Children Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification (January 2024) – NIWAP, American University, WCL
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Bench Book (March 31, 2018) – NIWAP, American University, WCL

U and T Visa Certification

• U Visa Certification and T visa Declaration Toolkit for Federal, State and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates and Other Judicial Officers (June 17, 2021) – NIWAP, American University, WCL
• U Visa Certification and T Visa Declaration Toolkits (Last Updated July 25, 2025) – NIWAP, American University, WCL
• U Visa Certification: Ethical Considerations for Judicial Officers (December 31. 2024) – NCJFCJ and – NIWAP, American University, WCL

DHS 2025 Policies & Letters for Courts That Promote ICE Compliance

• Letters That Promote ICE Compliance With 2025 Policies and Statutes – NIWAP, American University, WCL

Directory of Programs Serving Immigrant Victims

• Directory of Programs With Experience Serving Immigrant Victims – NIWAP, American University, WCL

Interpreters and Translators: The Courts Role

• Serving Limited English Proficient (LEP) Battered Women: A National Survey of the Courts’ Capacity to Provide Protection Orders (June 30, 2006) – National Center for State Courts
• White Paper: Improving the Courts’ Capacity to Serve Limited English Proficient Persons Seeking Protection Orders – National Center for State Courts