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ACADV Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Protection From Abuse Requesting a Court Order Booklet.

Alalinc Alabama's Legal Information Center.

Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

A Handbook for Victims of Crime in Alaska May 1998.

Implementation of Police Domestic Violence Policy Alaska Justice Forum, Winter 1995.

Family Law Unit, Court Services Division, Arizona Supreme Court.

Governor's Office for Children, Youth, and Families, Arizona Governors Community Policy Office.

Committee on the Impact of Domestic Violence and the Court. Supreme Court of Arizona.

On-line Order of Protection Form.

How to File an Order of Protection Tucson City Court.

Domestic Violence Safety Plan for Protective Orders.  Arizona Supreme Court.

AARDVARC An Abuse, Rape, Domestic Violence and Resource Collection.

Arkansas Office of Attorney General.  Includes Arkansas stalking laws.

San Joaquin County Domestic Violence Court. 

San Diego Superior Court.

Domestic Violence Court.  Superior Court of Sacramento.  

Domestic Violence Court.  San Joaquin County. 

Criminal Domestic Violence Court.  Los Angles, CA operates five Criminal DV Courts in L.A. County.

Domestic Violence Project Santa Clara County. An excellent resource for DV information.

Domestic Violence Policing in San Diego. Includes links to operation and training manuals, procedures, protocol, etc.

Family Violence Project Information. CA Judicial Council’s Center for Families, Children & the Courts.

Family Law Facilitator Center DV Restraining Orders, Co. of San Bernardino, Superior Court of CA.

San Diego Domestic Violence Council. Go to “DVC Library” for links to “Domestic Violence Law Enforcement Protocol,” “Sample Domestic Violence Treatment Program Report Form,” “Standards of Treatment,” “Immigration Relief,” etc.

La Casa de las Madres. San Francisco. Services for teen victims of domestic violence.

Colorado Standards for Court-Ordered Domestic Violence Perpetrators.

A Summary of Domestic Violence Laws in Connecticut by Sandra Norman-Eady, Jan. 5, 1999.

Domestic Violence in Connecticut.  Judicial Branch of Connecticut.

Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

New Castle County Police Domestic Violence Unit.

Domestic Violence Coordinating Counsel.

Jewish Women International. Domestic Violence Resources, Washington, DC.

National Center on Elder Abuse, Washington, DC.

National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC.

Rural Woman Zone. Information on rural women and violence.

Establishment of Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Court for the Middle Keys.  Administrative Order 5.009/01-1. 

Miami-Dade Domestic Violence Division.  11^th Judicial Circuit.

Broward County’s Domestic Violence Unit.  17^th Judicial Circuit State’s Attorney.  Hears both civil and criminal cases.

Dependency Court Intervention Program for Family Violence. Miami Florida. This project, which began in 1997 as a national demonstration project, identifies and addresses domestic violence in the context of juvenile dependency court proceedings.  

Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence Orange County Clerk’s Office.

Certification Procedures and Minimum Standards for Assessors and Batterer Intervention Programs. Florida Department of Corrections.

Gwinnett County Family Violence Task Force.

Georgia’s Model Protocol for Batterers Classes.

State’s Attorney of Will County. Domestic violence information and protocol.

Kane County State Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence.

Illinois Protocol for Partner Abuse Intervention Programs. 2002.

Protection Order Forms. Indiana Courts.

Indiana Resource and Training Institute on Violence Against Women.

The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney Domestic Violence.

Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Iowa Laws Covering Domestic Abuse, Iowa Judicial Branch.

Kansas Domestic Violence Crisis Resources.

Workplace Violence Policy.  Kansas Department of Administration Personnel Office.

Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Statute.  Kansas Statute No. 59-29a02.

Kentucky Domestic Violence Association.

Kentucky Domestic Violence Protection Orders.  Governor’s Office of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services.

Domestic Violence in the Workplace. Louisiana Department of Justice.

York County Domestic Violence Court Opens.  The York Weekly, July 10, 2002. 

Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence.

York County Domestic Violence Task Force, Sanford.

Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence.

Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project. Cambridge.

Domestic Violence Information and Resources. City of Cambridge Police Department.

Massachusetts Guidelines and Standards for the Certification of Batterers Intervention Programs.

The Judicial Response System in Massachusetts.

Commission on the Status of Women. Cambridge.

Berrien County Domestic Violence Court. 

Domestic Violence Benchbook: A Guide to Civil and Criminal Proceedings, 2^nd edition. (Lansing, MI: Michigan Judicial Institute, 2001).

Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.

Batterer Intervention Services Coalition.

Domestic Violence Handbook.  Oakland County Coordinating Council Against Domestic Violence.

Coordinated Community Action Model, Domestic Violence Institute of Michigan. 

Domestic Violence Court.  Hennepin Count Fourth Judicial Court.   

Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women.

Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse Electronic Clearinghouse. A very comprehensive resource.

The Initiative for Violence-Free Families. Hennepin County.

Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence and the Law-A Practical Guide for Survivors The Young Lawyers Section of the Missouri Bar.

Adult Abuse QuickFile. Jackson County Adult Abuse Office.

Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition.

Nevada Office of the Attorney General. Domestic violence information.

Domestic Violence Programs in Nevada.

Domestic Violence Unit of the Manchester, NH Police Department.

New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.

Domestic Violence.  State of New Jersey Judiciary.

Safety Rights for Women New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Women.

Women’s Community Association Albuquerque.

New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Domestic Violence Court.  10^th Judicial District, Suffolk County, NY.  

Integrated Domestic Violence Courts.  New York State. List of Integrated DV Courts. 

New York State Domestic Violence Courts Program Fact Sheet.  NY State Department of Criminal Justice Services.

Office for Prevention of Domestic Violence.

Pace Women’s Justice Center. Pace University School of Law. White Plains.
Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Shelter Tour and Information Site Includes links to international resources for domestic violence.

Mecklenburg County Domestic Violence Court. 

North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

North Carolina Courts Domestic Violence Forms.

North Carolina Courts Spanish Domestic Violence forms.

Family Violence Prevention Services. Taylorsville, NC.

Domestic Violence Crisis Center, Inc.

North Dakota Council on Abused Women: Rural Outreach Project.

Facts About Sexual Assault in North Dakota, 2000.

Supreme Court of Ohio Domestic Violence Program.
Domestic Violence Judgment Entries Delaware Municipal Court, Delaware County. Includes a picture of the offender and current protection orders.
Ohio Domestic Violence Network.

Garvin County Initiates Domestic Violence Court. 

Domestic Violence Resource Manual. Multnomah County.

Eugene Police Department. Domestic violence information.

Restraining Orders: Family Abuse Prevention Act. Eugene Police Department.

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Women Against Abuse Philadelphia.

Women In Transition Philadelphia.

Domestic Violence Court.  Rhode Island Judiciary.

Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Rhode Island Department of Attorney General.

South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

Domestic Violence State Resources.

Domestic Abuse Program. South Dakota Department of Social Services.

Tennessee Task Force Against Domestic Violence.

Domestic Violence Division  Nashville Police Department.

Texas Domestic Violence Crisis and Support Resources.

Utah Domestic Violence Council. 

Utah Domestic Violence Advisory Council Justice Committee.

Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

Alternatives to Violence Project.

Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services.

Virginians Against Domestic Violence Williamsburg.

Chesterfield County Domestic Violence Services Guide.

Virginia Youth Violence Project. 

Spokane County Domestic Violence Anti-Harassment Information.

King County Domestic Violence Courts.  King Co. Prosecuting Attorney.

Love Shouldn’t Hurt Program King County.

Prosecuting Attorney Response to Domestic Violence King County.

Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Office, Seattle Human Services Department.

Domestic Violence Resources Washington State Courts. Forms, information on laws, etc.

West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Domestic Violence Court.  Milwaukee County Circuit Court.

Domestic Abuse.  Wisconsin State Law Library.  Provides a wide range of information & links.

Tri-County Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Inc.

Elder Abuse, Wisconsin Lawyer, September 2000.

Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

Victim Notification Program, Wyoming Department of Corrections.