18 U.S.C. § 922 d(8), d(9), g(8), g(9)
National Center on Full Faith and Credit
Explanation of firearms law 18 U.S.C. § 922 d(8), d(9), g(8), g(9). "It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition..."
View Article » 18 USCS 922 d8-d9-g8-g9.pdf

A Practitioner's Guide to the Indian Child Welfare Act
Custody Tools Series
National Center on Full Faith and Credit
This is a 2-page statute guide to the Indian Child Welfare Act 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et. seq.
View Article » icwa revised 10-08.pdf

A Practitioner's Guide to the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA)
Custody Tools Series
National Center on Full Faith and Credit
A 2-page statute guide highlighting the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1738A
View Article » PKPA_Revised3-04.pdf

Assisting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
Advocate's Guide
BWJP
This guide for advocates and volunteers focuses on the needs of newly-arrived battered immigrant women whose immigration status is unsettled. It explores: how to more effectively respond to battered immigrant women; how immigration status is used as a weapon in domestic violence cases; the options open to immigrant victims, the documents they need, and when a referral to an immigration attorney should be made.
View Article » Immigrant_Victims_Advocates_Guide.pdf

Assisting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
Law Enforcement Guide
BWJP
This guide provides a brief overview of the issues law enforcement should consider when working with immigrant communities, and in particular immigrant victims of crime by: exploring various immigration laws and terms that officers need to know; examining the challenges immigrant crime victims face navigating the justice system; identifying how officers can protect and assist immigrant crime victims while managing their enforcement role.
View Article » Immigrant_Victims_LE_Guide.pdf

Assisting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
Prosecutor's Guide
BWJP
This guide is intended to give a brief overview of the issues prosecutors should consider when handling cases involving immigrant victims by: exploring relevant immigration laws and terms; examining the challenges immigrant crime victims face navigating the justice system; identifying how prosecutors can most effectively proceed with cases involving immigrant crime victims
View Article » Immigrant_Victims_Prosecutors_Guide.pdf

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Data Resource Center
This website provides information to researchers, practitioners, and members of the public interested in finding, using, or understanding domestic and sexual violence and stalking data.
View Website »  http://www.jrsa.org/dvsa-drc/index.html

Enforcing Domestic Violence Firearm Prohibitions
A Report on Promising Practices
National Center on Full Faith and Credit
This report highlights promising practices currently employed around the United States and in tribal jurisdictions that represent innovative approaches to enforcing domestic violence firearm prohibitions. It provides brief descriptions of programs that are located primarily in law enforcement agencies, prosecutors' offices, courts, and probation departments.
View Article » Enforcing_Firearms_Prohibitions.pdf

Legal Momentum
The National Organization of Women's Legal Defense and Education Fund tracks federal litigation related to violence against women.
View Website » http://www.legalmomentum.org/

Model Law Enforcement Policy
Serving and Enforcing Protection Orders and Seizing Firearms in Domestic Violence Cases
National Center on Full Faith and Credit
The purpose of the Model Law Enforcement Policy is to provide policies and standard operating procedures for the following specific areas that may be encountered by a law enforcement agency: service of process/notice to Respondents of protection orders; the enforcement of protection orders that were issued by a court of another State, Indian Tribe, or U.S. territory or possession; the seizure of firearms from persons who are prohibited from possessing firearms pursuant to a protection order, State law, or Federal law; the storage and return of seized firearms; and law enforcement officers who are subject to protection orders or who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
View Article » ModelLEPolicyFINAL.pdf

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
This website is a federally funded resource offering, among many things, research and statistical data on violence against women.
View Website » http://www.ncjrs.org/

National Institute of Justice
The National Institute of Justice's website also houses research on violence against women.
View Website » http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/

U.S Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
This U.S. Department of Justice website offers research and statistical publications on domestic violence.
View Website » http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
Website of the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. DoJ
View Website » http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/

USDOJ: Tribal Justice and Safety
USDOJ
From the website: "For the first time, all of the Department of Justice’s components and leaders are working together to provide the most efficient and timely information to tribal communities..."
View Website » http://www.tribaljusticeandsafety.gov

VictimLaw
A comprehensive on-line database of state, federal, and tribal victims' rights law and protections; the website offers free, user-friendly access to information that until now has been difficult to find.
View Website » http://www.victimlaw.info/victimlaw/

Violence Against Native Women
A Guide for Practitioner Action
Office on Violence Against Women; National Center on Full Faith and Credit
This paper includes discussion of the theories of Native scholars regarding the sharp rise of the level of violence against Native women, as well as history and demographic information relevant to an overall understanding of the contemporary lives of Native women. This paper also reviews actions taken by the U.S. government and many tribal nations to respond to violence against Native women who have survived domestic or sexual violence.
View Article » Violence_Against_Native_Women.pdf

Violence Against Women Online Resources
This Office on Violence Against Women website, Violence Against Women Online Resources, contains a plethora of articles and research on violence against women.
View Website » http://www.vaw.umn.edu/