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The View from the Bench: Judges Answer Questions about Case Coordinators

In domestic violence courts, case and resource coordinators play several important roles, including: screening and identifying eligible cases, gathering information on offender compliance, and making service referrals. Case coordinators have varying titles in different courts and are sometimes referred to as resource coordinators or docket coordinators. To hear judges’ perspectives about their first-hand experiences with case coordinators in domestic violence (DV) and integrated domestic violence (IDV) courts, click on their names below to hear their answers to the following questions.

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Changing Perceptions: A Conversation on Prostitution Diversion with Judge Fernando Camacho

Queens County (NY) Administrative Judge for Criminal Matters Judge Fernando Camacho discusses why he created the Queens County Prostitution Diversion Court, an innovative program that helps prostituted/trafficked populations leave the life of prostitution by linking them to counseling and social services instead of sentencing them to jail time. (January 2012)

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Civil Protective Orders: Justice or Just a Piece of Paper

In this 2011 webinar, T.K. Logan, researcher in the Behavioral Science department at the University of Kentucky, presents findings from her recent Kentucky study on the effectiveness of civil protection orders.  Her research indicates that civil protection orders play a role in increasing victim safety and are cost effective for state governments.

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Informed Decision-Making: The Role of the Advocate

Advocates play a key role in Domestic Violence Courts. This 2011 webinar focuses on the opportunities and limitations for Domestic Violence Courts' collaboration with community- and system-based advocates, as seen in a variety of jurisdictions.

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Celebrating 15 Years of Reform: NYC Mayor Bloomberg and Others Reflect on the Center's Achievements

The Center for Court Innovation celebrated its 15th anniversary on Oct. 4, 2011 at the Chelsea Art Museum with the help of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, Center Director Greg Berman, and Mayoral Advisor John Feinblatt, who was the evening's honoree.

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Involved Communities Support Vermont's Restorative Justice Panels

Yvonne Byrd, director of the Montpelier Community Justice Center, Karen Vastine, the community justice coordinator in Burlington, and Marc Wennberg, director of the St. Alban’s Community Justice Center, explain how volunteers help craft restorative responses to crime and conflict in Vermont. (September 2011)

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The Evolution of a Prosecutor: Early Intervention Improves Safety and Saves Money

T.J. Donovan, the state's attorney for Chittenden County, explains a new initiative in Burlington, Vermont, that mandates community restitution and participation in social services as alternatives to court or incarceration. (August 2011)

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Military Families: How Courts and Communities Can Offer Support

Barbara Thompson, director of the Department of Defense's Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth, discusses the impacts that prolonged deployment of a parent or sibling can have on children. This is one of three podcasts produced in collaboration with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. (July 2011)

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Elder Abuse: Looking for Effective Responses

Judge John Leventhal of the New York Appellate Division and attorney Jennifer White of Futures without Violence describe the misconceptions people have about the elderly as both victims and perpetrators of crime. This is one of three podcasts produced in collaboration with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. (July 2011)

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Tribal Courts and Families: Native American Sovereignty and the Indian Child Welfare Act

Theresa Pouley, chief judge of the Tulalip Tribal Court in Washington State, Michael Petoskey, chief judge of the Pokagan Band of Potawatomi Indians in Michigan, and William A. Thorne Jr., a Pomo/Coast Miwok Indian appointed to the Utah Court of Appeals, discuss the Indian Child Welfare Act and the advantages of transferring child welfare cases from state to tribal jurisdiction. This is one of three podcasts produced in collaboration with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. (July 2011)

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A Community Process: Strategies to Improve the Response to Domestic Violence

Jim Henderson, a trainer and lecturer on domestic violence, discusses probation group conferencing, motivational interview techniques, and the importance of community collaboration. (July 2011)

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Privileged Work: A Conversation about Victim Advocacy

Robyn Wiktorski-Reynolds, the advocate program coordinator for Crisis Services in Buffalo, New York, has worked in the field of domestic violence and sexual assault for 12 years. Here she discusses the collaborative nature of victim advocacy work. (June 2011)

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With 11 Questions, Officers Assess Homicide Risk

David M. Sargent of the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence has taught thousands of law enforcement officers how to implement the Lethality Assessment Program, which uses a short survey to assess victims' risk of being killed and a simple protocol to encourage them to get help. (May 2011)

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An Outsider's Perspective on an Inside Job

New York City Commissioner of Probation Vincent N. Schiraldi, who previously ran the juvenile justice system in Washington D.C., describes his journey from gadfly to government insider and the reforms he's been implementing along the way. (May 2011)

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Solving and Preventing Homicides through Collaboration

Mallory O'Brien, a researcher at the Public Policy Institute at Duke University, describes how the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission, which she helped found and now directs, brings together a range of law enforcement, public health and other partners to solve individual homicides and support crime prevention. (April 2011)

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