The SAFE tool assists survivors with evaluating if, when, how, and for what period they may want to request that an intimate partner who abused them be prohibited from use, possession, or ownership of firearm(s) and ammunition.
Protection Orders and Working with People with Disabilities
Tip sheet is designed to assist practitioners in foreseeing, recognizing, and eliminating barriers to justice in the protection order process for people with disabilities.
Assisting Survivors with Pets in the Wake of a Pandemic
This fact sheet describes the realities of survivors with pets in the context of COVID-19, offering ways to utilize protection orders and community resources to help ensure support and safety.
Engaging in a Best Practice Assessment of the Civil Protection Order System
This best practice assessment is designed to assist communities in implementing the values and practice strategies outlined in Civil Protection Orders: A Guide for Improving Practice.
This checklist includes guidance for prosecutors on protection orders, the application of federal law, considerations, and coordinated community efforts.
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.