Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Training Material List
Advocate-Attorney Training Material List
Blueprint Safety Materials
- Blueprint for Safety Guide
- Blueprint for Safety Website
- Blueprint for Safety Brochure
- Blueprint for Safety Supplemental Materials
Resources on Immigration Options for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
- DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims
- Immigration Options for Victims of Crime – DHS Brochure
- Blue Card: Screening Tool for Victims Who Qualify for Immigration Protective Relief (March 2, 2018)
- Introduction to VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) Self-Petitioning and Flow Charts (June 19, 2019)
- Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status (October 14, 2013, Update April 22, 2022)
- Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Relief for Battered Spouses, Children, and Immigrant Crime Victims (October 29, 2021)
- Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities Information for State Court Judges (April 24, 2013, Updated December 27, 2021)
- Comparison Chart of U visa, T Visa, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petition, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- VAWA Red Flags
- Chapter 3.3 VAWA Self-Petition (2013)
- Good Faith Marriage in VAWA Self-Petitioning Cases (December 29, 2021)
- Chapter 10 U-Visas: Victims of Criminal Activity (2013)
- Human Trafficking and the T-Visa
- Chapter 08: Immigration Relief for Child Sexual Assault Survivors
- Chapter 13: When Foreign Students or Their Family Members Are Sexually Assaulted: Immigration Implications of the Student and Exchange Visitor System
- USCIS and Blue Campaign Continued Presence Pamphlet (February 28, 2020)
U Visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool
- Stories From the Field: The Crime Fighting Effectiveness of the U Visa (August 23, 2021)
- The Importance of the U-visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement Officials—Views from Around the Country
- Overcoming Fear and Building Trust With Immigrant Communities and Crime Victims (Police Chief Magazine April 2018)
- Protecting Our Communities and Officer Safety
- COPS Dispatch Article: The U visa: An important tool for Community Policing
- How Law Enforcement Is Using the U-Visa Practice Brief
- Transforming Lives Study Provides Evidence-Based Support for The Effectiveness of the VAWA and U Visa Programs and the DHS U Visa Bona Fide Policy That Provides Earlier Access Deferred Action and Work Authorization To Applicants (June 14, 2021)
- Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant Crime Victims and Children: Findings of a National Judicial Survey and Recommendations
- U Visa Certification and T Visa Declaration Toolkit for Federal, State and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates and Other Judicial Officers (June 17, 2021)
- U Visa Certification and T Visa Declaration Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors (August 30, 2021)
Language Access
- Questions to Use for Crime Scene Identification of LEP
- Why Using an Interpreter is Beneficial to Law Enforcement
- Dos and Don’ts to Help Identify LEP Persons
- Language Identification Card – DeKalb County Magistrate Court’s Compliance Project, Caminar Latino, Men Stopping Violence, Raksha, Inc, Tapestri, Inc, and Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence
- Laws Governing Law Enforcement Agency Provision of Language Assistance to LEP Persons
- Important Tips to Remember When Using an Interpreter
- NAJIT Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibilities
- U.S. Department of Justice Sample Limited English Proficiency Guidelines from Office of Justice Programs “Center City Police Department”
- Translation Requirements for Vital Documents, Intake, and Notice of LEP Assistance for DOJ and HHS Grantees serving Immigrant Crime Victims
- Police Executive Research Forum – Community Policing in Immigrant Neighborhoods: Stories of Success
- Steps for Obtaining Interpreters
- Code of Conduct for Court Interpreters- Washington State Interpreters Program
- Tips for Working Effectively with Telephone Interpreters
- Are you Compliant with Title VI Self-Assessment Tool
- Federal Register: Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency: Executive Order 13166 (August 11, 2000)
- DOJ: Executive Order 13166 Limited English Proficiency Resource Document: Tips and Tools from the Field
- Language Access Assessment and Planning Tool for Federally Conducted and Federally Assisted Programs
- DOJ Letter to State Chief Justices and State Court Administrators on Access for Limited English Proficient Persons to State Court Proceedings
- Judicial Bench Card for Court Interpretation
- Serving Limited English Proficient Immigrant Victims (11-24)** in Winning Custody Cases for Immigrant Survivors: The Clash of Laws, Cultures, Custody and Parental Rights
- Language Access Materials for Police and Prosecutors (Updated 10/16/2019)
- Language Access Training Materials (Updated June 18, 2019)
Language Access Resources for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors from Technical Assistance Providers
- Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence: Language Access
- VERA Institute of Justice: Translating Justice Program
- National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project, American University, Washington College of Law
- National Center for State Courts: Language Access Programs by State
- Casa de Esperanza
- National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT): Interpreter and Translator Database
- Limited English Proficiency (A Federal Interagency Website): Department of Justice guidance and technical assistance for language access regulations
- National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center: Language Access
- National Congress of American Indians: Language Access
- Center for Court Innovations: Tribal Access to Justice Innovation
Collaboration
- Immigrant and LEP Victims’ Access to the Criminal Justice System
- U Visa Legal Advocacy: Overview of Effective Policies and Practices
- Building Trusting Relationships: A Guide for Advocates/Attorneys Working with Law Enforcement (LE) on U-Visa Certification Issues (Flow Chart)
- Immigration Status: Work Authorization, Public Benefits, and Ability to Sponsor Children (December 30, 2021)
Trauma Informed Work with Immigrant Survivors
- (October 30, 2013): “Trauma-Informed Care: Promoting Healing While Strengthening Survivors’ Immigration Cases” (Webinar)
- (March 19, 2014): “Trauma-Informed Care, Part 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Immigration Story Writing Intervention” (Webinar)
- (February 24, 2014): “Helping Survivors in Crisis: Hands on Training for Advocates and Attorneys on Trauma-Informed Work with Immigrant Women Who Are Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault” (Webinar)
- Coercive Control in Families, the Impact on Children and Extreme Cruelty (October 16, 2020)