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Enlace a la capacitación gratuita de Shear Haven, que consiste en un video de 20 minutos seguido de un breve cuestionario de tres preguntas. Aunque la capacitación está dirigida a profesionales de la industria de la belleza, este curso gratuito en línea puede enseñar a cualquier persona sobre las señales de abuso y cómo ayudar.

Link to Shear Haven's free training, consisting of a 20-minute video followed by a short three question quiz. While the training is geared toward beauty industry professionals, this free online course can teach anyone about the signs of abuse and how to help.

This memorandum excerpts selected literature on strangulation in IPV, which can affect people of all genders and identities.

This pull-out pocket guide for law enforcement is a quick reference from the Law Enforcement Officer’s Guide to Enforcing Protection Orders Nationwide. It provides responding officers with information on enforcing protection orders pursuant to full faith and credit provision of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), 18 U.S.C. § 2265.

This memo offers social science literature to explain the link between IPV victimization and substance use/SUD for practitioners working with criminalized survivors.

This memo contains excerpts from social science literature about the impacts of trauma on survivors’ ability to recall the details of traumatic events.

Memo containing excerpts from social science literature about common ways survivors cope with and implement strategies to mitigate the harms of IPV.

Explores the role that domestic violence plays in a high percentage of parental kidnapping cases and the need to illuminate that role for a fair applications of justice.

Conversations with anti-violence advocates on key themes and approaches for addressing mass incarceration, racial justice, and alternatives to the criminal legal system.

Draws from resources and tools related to ending mass incarceration, centering racial justice in communities and institutions, and creating alternatives to the criminal legal system.

Tips, references, and guidance for new domestic violence expert witnesses, especially those testifying from the perspective of the prosecution.

An eight step guide to how to prepare for virtual court including, technology, evidence, testimony, additional court dates, arguments, court orders, and tips.

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.

Report analyzed 2000-2005 newspaper clippings on DV-related homicides in Asian families, finding 78% of victims were women and girls.

Peer-reviewed data on domestic violence affecting AAPI communities, including statistics on community attitudes, health impacts, and homicide.

Step-by-step guide and overview of domestic violence-related federal firearm prohibitions for law enforcement.

Toolkit for advocates to create brochures guiding survivors on the legal process of firearm removal in protection order cases.

Sample Firearm Survivor Information Template for editing: "What You Need to Know About Firearms and Your Safety"

Technology solutions to increase access to and enforcement of protection orders.

This checklist includes guidance for prosecutors on protection orders, the application of federal law, considerations, and coordinated community efforts.

This checklist includes guidance for law enforcement on protection orders, misdemeanor crimes, seizure and safe return of firearms, and more.

This checklist includes guidance for judges on protection orders, facilitating enforcement, misdemeanor crimes, surrender of firearms, and judicial notification.

This checklist includes guidance for advocates on facilitating the firearm discussion, removal during issuance of protection orders, enforcement, and transfer.

This guide informs law enforcement on how to enforce protection orders across the nation under the full faith and credit provision.

This guide provides suggestions on how to capture evidence that can be admitted in court from your devices, such as your cell phone, computer, or tablet.

This checklist includes guidance on facilitating the firearm discussion, firearm removal, enforcement of firearm prohibitions, and transfer/return of firearms.