National Judicial Education Program Announces New Resources

April 8, 2011 -

The National Judicial Education Program (NJEP) is excited to announce the launch of its newest online resource where visitors can access 11 easy-to-present modules and resources for in-person training on cases involving adult victims of sexual assault. These materials provide information and valuable resources that will be useful to judges and individuals from a broad range of disciplines. The objective is to educate on the difficult issues that arise in criminal and civil cases involving sexual assault and intimate partner violence. To learn more, visit www.legalmomentum.org/our-work/njep/mat-for-jd-edu. Registration is free and open to all.

New, In-Person Modules:

  • Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse: Adjudicating This Hidden Dimension of Domestic Violence Cases, including six modules of varying lengths based on NJEP’s Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse web course
  • Elder Victims of Sexual Abuse
  • Interpreters in Adult Victim Sexual Assault Cases
  • Jury Selection and Decision Making in Adult Victim Sexual Assault Cases
  • Women in Drug Treatment Courts: Sexual Assault as the Underlying Trauma
  • The Challenges of Adult Victim Sexual Assault Cases: Materials for New Judges

NJEP's has also developed a new publication as a featured component of the Materials for New Judges curriculum, Judges Tell: What I Wish I Had Known Before I Presided in an Adult Victim Sexual Assault Case. This publication presents a compendium of 25 points and commentary on key issues related to adult victim sexual assault. Judges Tell was developed by NJEP in conjunction with judges experienced in presiding in adult victim sexual assault cases. NJEP encourages judges and individuals from a broad range of disciplines to use and share this resource.