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.

Fact sheet details challenges faced by gender-based violence survivors criminalized for self-defense actions or behaviors linked to their abuse.

This memo addresses common misconceptions in programs that prevent effective support and engagement with criminalized survivors of violence.

Q&A guide helps advocate expert witnesses explain trauma and trauma responses in victims of battering and other forms of violence.

Describes how community supervision can decrease safety and increase violence for reentering victims of battering by eliminating or limiting viable options.

Guide for community-based advocates to understand and accurately explain complex concepts about trauma to domestic and sexual assault survivors.

Print/text version of a panel interview of formerly incarcerated women regarding their reentry experiences, insights, and suggestions for advocates and practitioners working with reentering survivors.

Explores topics and considerations for facilitating a group with victims of battering in jail or prison.

Presents the findings of a series of focus groups and interviews with female victims of battering who had been convicted of domestic-violence-related crimes against their intimate partners.

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

Manual with strategies for community-based advocates to provide effective support to incarcerated victims of battering, updated July 2025.

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