The FVDR works within a network of other national organizations to promote improved civil protection order practice, and it offers technical assistance to courts, judges, and other professionals to address challenges and emerging needs identified by those who are involved in the issuance, service, and enforcement of protection orders. In addition, the NCJFCJ conducts webinars and workshops on topics concerning protection orders, including custody and visitation, victim autonomy, compliance review, and firearms surrender, all based on the principles, practices, and strategies outlined in our seminal publication, Civil Protection Orders: A Guide for Improving Practice. Since its publication in 2011, the FVDR has developed myriad supporting publications and tools to augment the CPO Guide. In addition, the FVDR provides on-site multi-disciplinary training based on interactive curricula designed to help communities assist victims through the creation of a unified, cohesive, and reliable response.
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In addition, the NCJFCJ periodically hosts roundtables and other structured discussions with judges and justice system professionals to explore challenging issues involving the protection order process and to identify possible strategies for addressing those issues. These conversations, and resulting curricula and technical assistance often inform additional FVDR projects, such as the Firearms Technical Assistance Project (FTAP).
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Together, the NCJFCJ’s technical assistance, training, and resource development offer courts and communities the opportunity to enhance their ability to safeguard victims of domestic violence, provide for children’s safety and well-being through the use of child-related relief in civil protection orders, and hold abusers accountable.