A criminal conviction can shift power dynamics, enabling abusers to use a survivor's record to ensure negative consequences.

Correctly applied Battered Woman Syndrome evidence counters misconceptions, leading to fairer outcomes for criminalized survivors of domestic violence.

Revised in 2025, this matrix contains information on emergency, temporary, ex parte and final protection order durations for states and other jurisdictions.

This matrix lists jurisdictions and their relevant statutes that govern service of protection orders, including foreign or out of state protection orders.

Revised in 2025, this matrix summarizes the requirements for registering an out-of-jurisdiction protection order in a state registry.

This matrix provides the statutory provisions for modifications and extension of protection orders.

This matrix summarizes the state statutes defining the terms' abuse' or 'violence' within a civil protection order.

This matrix summarizes states that have issued extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) or have enacted preemptive laws related to ERPOs.

Webinar presentation regarding using the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) to help enforce protection orders nationwide.

For practitioners working with criminalized survivors, it's helpful to be familiar with common reentry issues that people face when returning home from incarceration.

This handout provides relevant statutes and a chart that outlines key factors regarding criminal jurisdiction in Indian country. Designed for judges in Nevada.

Handout listing valuable resources for considering issues related to protection orders in tribal and/or rural settings. Designed for judges.