Toolkit To End Violence Against Women, from the National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women and the Violence Against Women Office Home
Chapter Navagation Chapter 1. Strengthening Community-Based Services and Advocacy for Victims Chapter 2. Improving the Health and Mental Health Care Systems' Responses to Violence Against Women Chapter 3. Enhancing the Response of the Justice System: Civil Remedies Chapter 4. Enhancing the Response of the Justice System: Criminal Remedies Chapter 5. Additional Justice System Responses Chapter 6. Promoting Women's Economic Security Chapter 7. Promoting Safety and Nonviolence on College and University Campuses Chapter 8. Promoting Safety and Nonviolence in the Workplace Chapter 9. Intervention and Prevention for Children and Youth Chapter 10. Educating and Mobilizing the Public About Violence Against Women Chapter 11. Engaging the Media, Advertising, and Entertainment Industries Chapter 12. Engaging Religious, Spiritual, and Faith-Based Groups and Organizations Chapter 13. Promoting Healthy, Nonviolent Attitudes and Behaviors Through Sports Chapter 14. Nation to Nation: Promoting the Safety of Native Women Chapter 15. The Role of the U.S. Military in Preventing and Responding to Violence Against Women Chapter 16. The United States Within the International Community—Responding to Trafficking in Persons

  Chapter 5. Additional Justice System Responses
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What the Justice System Can Do To Make a Difference

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  • Guarantee confidentiality.
  • Ensure that victims, advocates, victim/witness specialists, and lawyers understand the parameters of confidentiality.
  • Tailor services, legal assistance, and advocacy to meet the requirements of immigrant victims of violence against women.
  • Understand the impact of criminal convictions on the immigration status of victims and perpetrators.
  • Establish and enhance state criminal background check systems.
  • Promote efforts to remove firearms from violent offenders who are prohibited from access or ownership pursuant to federal or state laws.
  • Upgrade state crime victim compensation programs.

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