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Massachusetts: Family Law Jurisdiction and Service of Process (Excel chart)
Excel spreadsheet version of the Massachusetts family law jurisdiction and service of process chart, for sorting and filtering. PDF version: Massachusetts Family Law – Jurisdiction and Service of Process
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Protecting Immigrant Survivors and their Children: Identifying the Best Immigration Options for Your Client
This presentation outlined the different forms of immigration relief available to immigrant survivors and the benefits of each form. It also helped participants understand the different roles of various service providers who offer holistic and trauma-informed services to survivors. Finally, the presentation described how to identify a survivor’s ability to access public benefits, and how…
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Avoiding Liability: Building Stronger Partnerships to Increase Community Trust and Hold Offenders Accountable
This presentation was given on July 30 and 31, 2024 for the Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Consortium (LETTAC). This training resource guides law enforcement and prosecutors on enhancing successful outcomes of investigations and prosecutions by effectively providing language-access services and by identifying technology to support interactions with victims, as well as implementing tools…
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Collaborative Approaches and Effective Outreach Strategies for Serving Immigrant and Limited English
This presention discussed different approaches for collaboration among law enforcement and advocates to address language access. It also helped participants better understand different considerations for law enforcement when encountering crime victims with limited English proficiency. Finally, the presentation examined outreach strategies used nationwide that effectively reach immigrant victims, and discussed available resources that support law…
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The Why and How of Relationship Building Among Law Enforcement, Prosectors, Courts, and Immigrant Victim’s Advocates
This presentation described a series of scenarios and exercises with the goal of sharing knowledge and experiences in building collaborations that have effectively addressed the needs of immigrant domestic and sexual violence victims.
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Investigating and Prosecuting Stalking Cases Involving Immigrant Victims
This presentation was given at a conference in August 2023 and serves as a guide for investigating and prosecuting stalking cases involving immigrant victims. It defines stalking as a pattern of behavior causing fear or distress and introduces the SLII framework (Surveillance, Life Invasion, Intimidation, Interference) to categorize stalking behaviors, with examples specific to immigrant…
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Identifying , Safety Planning, and Litigating Stalking in Family Law Cases
This presentation outlined better ways for participants to conduct stalking risk assessments, identify and present evidence of stalking in family court cases, and obtain state court orders with findings that document stalking behaviors and impacts. Additionally, it helped educate family court judges about the dangers of stalking behavior. The session defines stalking, introducing the SLII…
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Offender‐Focused Investigations and Prosecutions of Domestic and Sexual Violence involving Immigrant Victims
This presention helped participants identify offender tactics used to assert power and control over immmigrant victims of domestic and sexual violence. It also discussed how to utilize immigration relief to enhance investigations by increasing the safety and stability of immigrant victims, and how to develop prosecution strategies to overcome common defenses in cases involving immigrant…
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Improving Safety for Communities, Officers and Immigrant Survivors: Focusing on Primary Aggressor Determinations
This presentation helped participants build collaborations between police and prosecutors, and victim advocates and attorneys, relationships that can benefit victims. It also helped participants know how self-defense and primary aggressor determinations are made, understand how these determinations are particularly helpful in cases of immigrant victims, and how to employ best practices for police response at…
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Electronic Evidence in Domestic Violence Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions and in Family Court Domestic Violence Cases
This presentation discussed the role of electronic evidence in proving domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It also examined how to document financial abuse, and how “following the money” techniques used in criminal investigations can also document abuse and uncover crimes present in family court domestic violence cases. Finally, it outlined how to effectively use…
National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project