PAST NCSC Juvenile and Family Justice Research Projects 

• Court Coordination of Family Cases: Model Action Plans
• Ensuring Participation of Victims of Crime in the Criminal Justice System
• Establishing and Facilitating Interstate Compacts and Cooperation in Guardianship  
• Evaluating Blended Sentencing of Juveniles in Minnesota: Satisfying a National Need for Information
• Expediting Appeals for Dependency Cases in State Courts: Examining and Measuring Promising Practices
• Improving Courts' Delivery of Services to Families and Children
• Integrating Criminal and Civil Matters in Family Courts
• Models of Effective Court-Based Service Delivery to Children and Their Families 
• National Symposium on Children, Courts and the Federal Child Support Program

For information on OTHER current and past research projects, see the NCSC Research Web pages or call 800-616-6109.

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COSCA/CCJ Domestic Violence Position Papers, Polity Statements & Resolutions 

• COSCA Position Paper on Safety and Accountability: State Courts and Domestic Violence (November 2004).
• COSCA Domestic Violence Policy Statement (Adopted in 2000, renewed in 2003).
• COSCA Domestic Violence Resolutions
• CCJ Domestic Violence Resolutions

For OTHER COSCA/CCJ Position Papers, and Policy Statements/Resolutions, see the COSCA and CCJ WebPages or call the NCSC Government Relations Office at 800-532-0204.

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NCSC Court Services Division Family Justice-Related Projects (selected evaluations)

• Dorchester District Court, Massachusetts, Domestic Violence Session Case Scheduling Review (with Vera Institute of Justice) (2003).
• California Administrative Office of the Courts, Promising Practices and Procedures in Problem Solving Courts (2002). Includes domestic violence courts. 
• Louisiana Supreme Court Performance Audit of Compliance with the Adoption and Safe Families Act by the Louisiana Courts (2002).
• Minnesota Administrative Office of the Courts Evaluation of Open Hearings   in Juvenile Protection Orders (2001).
• Marin County, California, Family Court Operations Review (2001).
• Evaluation of the One Judge/One Family Pilot Programs in Minnesota (2000).
• Arizona Supreme Court, Evaluation of Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (1999).