Download or read book A Guide to Domestic Violence Court Advocacy in Massachusetts written by Marilee Kenney Hunt and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Guide to Domestic Violence Court Advocacy in Massachusetts written by Marilee Kenney Hunt and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Guide to Domestic Violence Civil Court Advocacy in Massachusetts written by Marilee Kenney Hunt and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Opening Doors written by Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court. Committee for Gender Equality and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Where Do We Go from Here written by Western Massachusetts Legal Services and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A manual designed to counsel victims, survivors, shelter staff and other non-lawyers who have questions about getting out of and staying out of abusive situations.

Download or read book Battered Women in the Courtroom written by James Ptacek and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1999 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, a study of the ways in which judges respond to abused women.

Download or read book Transgender Family Law written by Edited by Jennifer L. Levi & Elizabeth E. Monnin-Browder and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transgender people have unique needs and vulnerabilities in the family law context. Any family law attorney engaged in representing transgender clients must know the ins and outs of this rapidly developing area of law. Transgender Family Law: A Guide to Effective Advocacy is the first book to comprehensively address legal issues facing transgender people in the family law context and provide practitioners the tools to effectively represent transgender clients. The chapters address a broad range of topics, including: Culturally Competent Representation, Recognition of Name and Sex, Relationship Recognition and Protections, Protecting Parental Rights, Relationship Dissolution, Parental Rights after Relationship Dissolution, Custody Disputes Involving Transgender Children, Protections for Transgender Youth, Intimate Partner Violence, Estate Planning and Elder Law. Written by attorneys with expertise in both family law and advocacy for transgender clients, including: Kylar W. Broadus, Patience Crozier, Benjamin L. Jerner, Michelle B. LaPointe, Jennifer L. Levi, Morgan Lynn, Shannon Price Minter, Elizabeth E. Monnin-Browder, Zack M. Paakkonen, Terra Slavin, Wayne A. Thomas Jr., Deborah H. Wald, and Janson Wu, Transgender Family Law is a must-have, practical guide for attorneys interested in becoming effective advocates for their clients. It is also a valuable resource to consult for any transgender person who is forming, expanding, or dissolving a family relationship.

Download or read book Victim Advocacy in the Courtroom written by Mary Lay Schuster and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2011 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines sentencing hearings in criminal court and the presentation of victim impact statements, as well as child protection cases in juvenile court and the recommendations of guardians ad litem (GALS). Through interviews, observations, and textual analysis, all deeply grounded in an innovative court watch program, the authors illuminate the most effective persuasive practices of victim advocates and GALS as they help protect the rights and needs of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. Mary Lay Schuster and Amy D. Propen offer nuanced interpretations of these strategies in the courtroom setting and provide an understanding of how to develop successful advocacy for vulnerable parties in the legal arena.

Download or read book Specialized Domestic Violence Courts written by Anat Maytal and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 21st century, men and women have soared to new levels of equality in academics, careers, and even sports; but to this day, women of all ages, classes, and professions continue to be victims of domestic violence. Some conservative surveys estimate that one million women are battered by an intimate partner annually, while other surveys report that the number assaulted each year is as high as four million. These startling numbers have led to a “sea change in the criminal justice response” to domestic violence, especially in the 1990s. This includes the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”) in 1994, which led to the infusion of large sums of money into the nation's court systems, law enforcement, and communities “to improve access to justice and services for domestic violence victims and to increase batterer and system accountability.” These efforts included the development of specialized judicial processes for domestic violence. In Massachusetts, only one specialized domestic violence court was established in 2000 in Dorchester. The Quincy District Court also has a model program that integrates the police, prosecution, and court response to domestic violence. But outside Dorchester and Quincy, all cases in Massachusetts must go through the broader probate and family court system, which has jurisdiction over all family matters. Although Massachusetts has an established structure in place, domestic violence remains a serious problem in the Commonwealth. For example, 28,760 restraining orders, prohibiting abusers from having any contact with their victims, were issued in 2005. Of these orders, eighty-two percent were directed against male abusers. This Note will evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of implementing specialized processes for domestic violence and argue that Massachusetts should expand the use of specialized domestic violence courts.

Download or read book Domestic Violence Advocacy written by Jill Davies and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2013-08-12 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Domestic Violence Advocacy: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices, Second Edition is a comprehensive and highly practical resource for anyone working with domestic violence victims. The essential elements and values of the victim-defined approach provide the foundation for a completely revised exploration of all victims’ perspectives and advocates’ roles. Authors Jill Davies and Eleanor Lyon draw on the far-reaching progress and increased knowledge of the field and delve deeply into the experiences of victims, their perspectives and decision-making, culture, and risks. Attentive to the real- world context of limited time, resources, and options for victims and for advocates, this enlightening text focuses on what is feasible and offers ideas for working within such constraints.

Download or read book Fact Sheet written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Boring way to be Happy With a Dysfunctional Family written by and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report on Domestic Violence written by L. Scott Harshbarger and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Guidelines for Judicial Practice written by Massachusetts. Trial Court and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Responding to Domestic Violence written by Eve S. Buzawa and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responding to Domestic Violence explores the response to domestic and intimate partner violence by the criminal justice system as well as public and non-profit social service and health care agencies. Thoroughly revised by an expert author team, this book provides a thorough exploration of modern strategies to address the realities and needs of all survivors.

Download or read book And Justice for All written by Missouri Coalition Against Domestic Violence and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Violence Between Intimate Partners written by Albert P. Cardarelli and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1997 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes a broad approach to the issue of marital violence by focusing on violence and abuse along the full spectrum of intimate relationships -- from different-sex couples to same-sex couples, from dating and courtship through marriage. Contributors examine the causes and effects of intimate violence, current policy issues, and the roles of law enforcement, social services, and the courts.