Domestic Violence Courts

Attended "A Dialogue on the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) Implementation of the Enhanced Sentencing Authority" sponsored by BJA and put on by APPA. TLPI provided TLOA Enhanced Sentencing Authority/VAWA Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction list of implementing tribes chart to participants and discussed our TA and VAWA Intertribal Working Group information. TLPI provided, to APPA, links to our: Implementing TLOA/VAWA tribal code resource, TLPI VAWA webpage, and NCAI VAWA webpage.

The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, are gathering prosecutors from across the nation November 16th-18th in Washington, DC for training in the latest crime reduction strategies to make our communities safer.

Please join us on Friday, October 30 at 3 p.m. EST for a special web presentation by Jane Anderson from Aequitas. Jane will explore strategies for prosecuting image exploitation cases involving the nonconsensual creation, possession, or distribution of an image or images depicting victims engaged in consensual sexual activity or being sexually assaulted. This practice exposes victims to immeasurable trauma of essentially infinite duration, permanently invading their autonomy and security.

The 46th Annual National Tribal Judicial and Court Personnel Conference, hosted by the National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA), included panels entitled "Implementation of the Recommendations of the Attorney General's Task Force on American Indian & Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence," and "Tribal Implementation of VAWA's 2013 Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction over Non-Indians." The Tribal Law and Policy Institute presented on both of these panels at the request of the NAICJA.

TLPI will convene a group of judges from operational and developing tribal-state court forums from around the nation. The meeting will provide unique opportunities for peer to peer networking, and participants will engage in discussions about common challenges and promising strategies to overcome those challenges. One tribal and one state court judge from 11 forums will be be invited to participate.

NJC staff will provide office-based technical assistance to judges around the country. This TA will be responsive to inquiries through phone, email, or in person. Additionally, NJC staff may provide technical assistance and outreach by participating as a content expert at events hosted by allied organizations of BJA.

NJC will improve the functioning of the criminal justice system by ensuring that the judges who handle criminal cases have the knowledge, skills and abilities they need adjudicate fairly and effectively. To this end, NJC will develop a curriculum for judges on advanced concepts in criminal justice. The curriculum development process will include a thorough needs assessment, a curriculum development meeting, and drafting and delivering a curriculum.

NJC will improve the functioning of the criminal justice system by ensuring that the judges who handle criminal cases have the knowledge, skills and abilities they need adjudicate fairly and effectively. To this end, NJC will develop a curriculum for judges on advanced concepts in criminal justice. The curriculum development process will include a thorough needs assessment, a curriculum development meeting, and drafting and delivering a curriculum. The curriculum will be delivered to judges through two regional pilot in-person courses and through distance learning opportunities (webinars).

NJC will improve the functioning of the criminal justice system by ensuring that the judges who handle criminal cases have the knowledge, skills and abilities they need adjudicate fairly and effectively. To this end, NJC will develop a curriculum for judges on advanced concepts in criminal justice. The curriculum development process will include a thorough needs assessment, a curriculum development meeting, and drafting and delivering a curriculum.

The National Judicial College provides scholarships to enable judges and other court service professionals to attend judicial education courses at NJC. We announce the availability of scholarships to the chief justice of every state, to the state court administrators, to the state judicial educators, and directly to the judges. The judges apply using a scholarship application form and we review their application based upon need, geographic diversity, educational record and eligibility for the course. We require scholarship recipients to attend all sessions and to provide an evaluation.