Examines the criminal legal system's impact on domestic violence, focusing on arrest, police response, and survivor safety.

12-page paper highlighting legal risks faced by victims of battering who are charged with crimes and at the same time negotiating civil court proceedings. Suggests approaches to weighing those risks.

Explores counsel’s constitutional duty to secure expert assistance, the scope of the government’s obligation to provide funds to defendants for expert services, and how to petition the court for funds for a DV expert.

Conversations with anti-violence advocates on key themes and approaches for addressing mass incarceration, racial justice, and alternatives to the criminal legal system.

Draws from resources and tools related to ending mass incarceration, centering racial justice in communities and institutions, and creating alternatives to the criminal legal system.

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.

Offers prosecutors suggestions for finding just and nuanced responses in cases where the defendant is a victim of battering.

Memo discusses relevance of abuse history to duress claims, need for expert help, defense barriers, and related case law.

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