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EFFECTIVE PROSECUTION OF INTERSTATE STALKING WEBINAR

The Family Violence Department of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), in partnership with the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith and Credit (NCPOFFC), is hosting a webinar for judges, prosecutors and other professionals to explore the federal crime of interstate stalking.

In 1994 the US legislature recognized that intimate partner violence is a national issue and passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Part of VAWA is the federal crime of interstate stalking. Stalking is a crime that is often misunderstood, minimized or missed entirely. Interstate stalking can be challenging to investigate and prosecute, but is a very valuable tool for holding offenders accountable for stalking behavior that occurs across state lines, international borders or boundaries of Indian Country. This webinar will walk through the federal interstate stalking statute and discuss the issues and challenges related to federal prosecution of stalking.

Please join presenter Jodi Rafkin from the Stalking Resource Center, NCJFCJ, and NCPOFFC for this hour-long webinar starting at 3:00 p.m. Eastern on Monday February 22, 2010. To register for this webinar and for more information go to http://conferences.bwjp.org/webconferencedetail.aspx?confid=123 or contact Steve Aycock, Assistant Director, at (775) 784-4463 or at steven_aycock@ncjfcj.org.

SYNERGY VOL. 14 NO. 2, SUMMER 2010

This edition of Synergy highlights various efforts around the country designed to promote safety for battered women and their children and improve court practice. Articles include information on:

Home Visitation and Domestic Violence; preventing and reducing intimate partner violence against pregnant women and their babies;
Program highlight on innovative legal services to victims of violence in rural areas; and
New resources and announcements

If you would like a copy of this issue or would like to be placed on the mailing list, please contact the Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody at (800) 527-3223.

Family Violence Department – (800) 527-3223 or (800) 52-PEACE
Fax (775) 784-6160 – Wash. DC (202) 558-0034 – fvdinfo@ncjfcj.org