50 THINGS A Judge CAN DO ABOUT Domestic Violence TODAY, Mike Brigner, JD.

ABUSED WOMEN HAVE FRIENDS IN COURT, Sarah Lundy, Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, FL: May 14, 2007. Copyright © 2007 Sentinel Communications Co..

Assessing Justice System Response to Violence Against Women: A Tool for Law Enforcement, Prosecution and the Courts to Use in Developing Effective Responses, Kristin Littel, MA; Mary B. Malefyt, JD; Alexandra Walker; Sarah M. Buel, JD; Deborah D. Tucker, MPA; and editor: Joan A. Kuriansky, JD, MA, STOP Violence Against Women Technical Assistance Project, Washington, DC, Battered Women’s Justice Project, Minneapolis, MN and National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Harrisburg, PA: February, 1998. Copyright © 1998-2004 Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse.

Court Screwups Ruining Case Against Kobe: Eagle County Clerks Obviously Need Computer Lessons, Michael Ventre, MSNBC.com, July 29, 2004. Copyright © 2004 NBC Sports.com.

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COURT WATCHES: IMPROVING SERVICES TO VICTIMS BY DOCUMENTING PRACTICES, Sarah M. Buel, JD, Texas Prosecutor (pages 16-19 and 22, July / August 1999).  Reprinted from Texas Prosecutor with permission from the Texas District and County Attorneys Association, Austin, TX.

COURTWATCH TRAINING MANUAL, Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Helena, MT. Copyright © 2007 Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.

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Domestic Violence & The Courtroom – Understanding the Problem…Knowing the Victim, American Judges Association, Williamsburg, VA.

Domestic Violence Benchbook: A GUIDE TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS (THIRD EDITION), Mary M. Lovik, JD, Michigan Judicial Institute, Lansing, MI. Copyright © 2004 Michigan Judicial Institute.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFENDANTS MORE LIKELY TO BE CONVICTED THAN NON-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFENDANTS, Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC: February 8, 2008. State Court Processing of Domestic Violence Cases.

DOMestic violence intervention system: a model for response to woman abuse, Barbara J. Hart, Esq., 1990, Barbara J. Hart’s Collected Writings, Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse, St. Paul, MN. Copyright © 1995-2004 Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse.

Engaging Respondents in Civil Restraining Order Cases: A New Approach to Victim Safety, Enhancing Judicial Oversight in Domestic Violence Cases Series, Vera Institute of Justice, New York, NY: June 2006.

EnHANCing SAFETY AND JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: VOICES OF WOMEN IN THE QUEENS INTEGRATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURT, Francesca Levy, Tim Ross and Pamela Guthrie, Vera Institute of Justice, New York, NY: March 2008.

Firearms and Domestic Violence: A PRIMER FOR JUDGES, Darren Mitchell and Susan B. Carbon, Court Review (volume 39, issue 2), American Judges Association, Williamsburg, VA: Summer 2002.

For Arbiters in Custody Battles, Wide Power and Little Scrutiny, Leslie Eaton, New York Times, New York, NY: May 23, 2004. Copyright © 2004 The New York Times Company.

In the News: Recommendations for State Courts Handling Domestic Violence, The Honorable Jonathan Lippman, New York Office of Court Administration, New York, NY: 2005. Position Paper on Safety and Accountability: State Courts and Domestic Violence.

InTIMATE PARTNER SEXUAL ASSAULT – ADJUDICATING THIS HIDDEN DIMENSION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES, National Judicial Education Program, New York, NY: 2008.

JUDGES FIND CASA VOLUNTEERS USEFUL AND EFFECTIVE – BUT IN LIMITED SUPPLY, National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, Seattle, WA: November 2005. Evaluation of Court Appointed Special Advocates/Guardians Ad Litem Volunteer Impact – Judicial Survey.

JUDGES MUST CITE REASONS FOR DENYING RESTRAINING ORDERS, Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA: October 25, 2007. Copyright © 2007 Hearst Communications, Inc.

Multicultural Issues and Domestic Violence Resource Guide – Knowledge & Information Services (Benchbooks & Resources for Judges), National Center for State Courts, Williamsburg, VA: modified March 19, 2008. Copyright © 2008 The National Center for State Courts.

Navigating Custody & Visitation Evaluations in Cases with Domestic Violence: A Judge’s Guide, Clare Dalton, LLM, Leslie M. Drozd, PhD, and Hon. Frances Q. F. Wong, State Justice Institute and National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, revised 2006. Copyright © 2004, 2006 National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.

New York Courts Untangle Domestic Violence, Juliette Terzieff, Women’s eNews, June 6, 2005. Copyright © 2005 Women’s eNews.

NJC OFFERS NEW RESOURCES TO AID PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT OF 2003, National Judicial College, Reno, NV: December 19, 2007.

OFFICIALS EYE WAY TO WATCH LAWBREAKERS, Mike Redelson, Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, Bucyrus, OH: September 30, 2003.

THE OHIO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BENCHBOOK – A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COMPETENCE FOR JUDGES & MAGISTRATES (second edition), Mike Brigner, JD, Family Violence Prevention Center at the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, Columbus, OH: 2003.

OVERVIEW FOR JUDGES ON THE INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, Jane M. Larrington, Southwest Center for Law and Policy, Tucson, AZ.

PENNSYLVANIA SEXUAL VIOLENCE BENCHBOOK (FIRST EDITION), Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, Enola, PA: 2007. Copyright © 2007 Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.

Position Paper on Safety and Accountability: State Courts and Domestic Violence, Conference of State Court Administrators, Arlington, VA: November 2004.

PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CURRENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESEARCH – PART III: JUDGES, Andrew R. Klein, April 2008.

PRETRIAL INNOVATIONS: SUPPORTING SAFETY AND CASE INTEGRITY, Enhancing Judicial Oversight in Domestic Violence Cases Series, Vera Institute of Justice, New York, NY: June 2006.

PRETRIAL INNOVATIONS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS AND VICTIMS: LESSONS FROM THE JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT DEMONSTRATION INITIATIVE, Christy Visher, Adele V. Harrell, and Lisa C. Newmark, NIJ Research for Practice, National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC: August 2007.

Prosecuting witness tampering, bail jumping, and battering from behind bars, Enhancing Judicial Oversight in Domestic Violence Cases Series, Vera Institute of Justice, New York, NY: June 2006.

REPORT FROM WINGSPREAD CONFERENCE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND FAMILY COURTS, Nancy Ver Steegh and Clare Dalton, AFCC eNews (volume 3, number 1), Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Madison, WI: February 2008.

Requisites for any court handling domestic violence cases, Battered Women’s Justice Project, Minneapolis, MN: 2004.

SCREENING CASES FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE ISSUES TO DETERMINE SUITABILITY FOR MEDIATION AND OTHER FORMS OF ADR – SCREENING PROTOCOLS AND TOOLS FOR MARYLAND CIRCUIT COURTS, Maryland Judiciary, Annapolis, MD: revised March 16, 2005.