Casey Gwinn, J.D., Gael Strack, J.D., Judge Lee Chitwood andJim Henderson, MSW will share new resource tools, emerging sentencing statutes, case law, and court considerations…
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What Judges and Court Staff Need to Know About Strangulation
12 Things Every Virginia Judge Should Know When Faced with Non-Fatal Strangulation
This bench card is a product of the Pulaski County Domestic Violence Committee and was created by Judge Lee Chitwood with the assistance of Jaime…
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Recognizing and Responding to Traumatized Children, Adolescents and Adults: What Courts CAN Do & Why
When an individual appears in Court, the signs of childhood trauma are often evident but can be easily missed by judges and court personnel. On…
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Evaluation of Efforts to Implement No-Drop Policies – Two Central Values in Conflict, Final Report
This study was conducted in 2001 to determine if prosecution without the victim’s cooperation is feasible with appropriate increases in resources. Researchers Smith, Davis, Nickles,…
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