NIWAP Upcoming Webinars Webinar: Naturalization of VAWA, SIJS, U, and T Visa Recipient Survivors: TTA from USCIS and NIWAP (September 23, 2022) Webinar: New Regulation Policies and Court Rulings’ Impact on State Courts Issuing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Orders (October 4, 2022) Webinar: What Judges, Attorneys, and Prosecutors Need to Know About How VAWA …
Read MoreThis webinar will review key considerations identified through NCSC’s critical conversations with court stakeholders across the country related to portals and e-filing systems for domestic violence cases, such as addressing safety and confidentiality/privacy concerns, challenges to accessibility, support strategies to help petitioners navigate technology, and court processes and collaborations necessary to build a robust framework. …
Read MoreDisinformation and misinformation campaigns undermine public confidence in our country’s institutions, including courts. These campaigns can cause a crisis of confidence that can affect the ability of courts to do their duty and potentially harm the people who depend on court services. We will kick off a two-part webinar series by exploring “Today’s Disinformation Threats.” …
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Justice, Elder Justice Initiative (EJI) has announced a new suite of resources addressing issues involving diminished decision-making capacity and its impact on elder justice. These resources have a particular focus on elder justice cases that reach civil and criminal courts, but they are useful for all elder justice professionals and extend beyond …
Read MoreThe master jury list is the first step in the complex process of assembling a pool of prospective jurors. To ensure that the process is efficient and that the resulting jury pool reflects the demographic composition of the community, the master jury list should be broadly inclusive of the adult population, geographically and demographically representative, …
Read MoreWith support from State Justice Institute, LaGratta Consulting, LLC, in collaboration with Rulo Strategies, LLC and the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice at the Wayne State University School of Social Work is assisting twelve pilot criminal courts by collecting and analyzing court user and court staff feedback to assess the value of COVID-19 pandemic-response practices. Through coordination and lesson-mining …
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