Teen Dating Abuse & Violence is a scourge as epidemic, harmful, and potentially lethal as adult domestic violence. Unchecked, teen dating abuse and violence can entrench a lifetime pattern of perpetration by abusers and acceptance of abuse by victims. The rapidly growing awareness of teen dating abuse and violence presents an opportunity for judges, courts, and court-related professionals to protect victims, intervene with perpetrators, and educate the communities they serve on their role in prevention. The teen years are a period of peak learning capacity and potential for change.
Curriculum
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A comprehensive overview of NJEP's resources on adult victim sexual assault and the intersection of sexual assault and domestic violence.
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A description and order form for the self-directed DVD version of NJEP's curriculum Understanding Sexual Violence for judges and court personnel.
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This flyer describes available NJEP training materials and resources on adult victim sexual assault.
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This interactive module explores the research on the language we use to describe sexual violence, why that language isimportant, and how the use of accurate language by the judiciary has a far-reaching impacton societal understanding of and responses to sexual violence.
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This curriculum provides accurate information about the purposes and processes of medical forensic sexual assault examinations and what they can and cannot “prove.”
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This Model Curriculum was developed out of emerging research documenting that sexual abuse is widespread in the domestic violence context, and that forced sex in addition to physical violence is a leading indicator of potential lethality for victims and their children. Thus, knowing whether there is sexual abuse and forced sex in a violent relationship is a key factor in risk assessment and decision-making in legal cases. The justice system needs strategies that encourage victims to disclose intimate partner sexual abuse and resources for effective offender dispositions and management.
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This curriculum for new judges presents the unique challenges that exist in adult victim sexual assault cases and offers resources to assist judges in meeting them.
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Elder sexual abuse is a distinct form of victimization in which victims’ age and health further complicate the particular challenges that every sexual abuse/assault case presents for the courts. This curriculum explores the research on elder sexual abuse and its implications for civil and criminal courts.
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This curriculum covers several of the key elements a judge should consider when using an interpreter for a sexual assault case.
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This curriculum explores the research on how juries decide sexual assault cases in which the victim is an adult, and asks judges to explore and discuss their role in selecting a fair jury, protecting juror’s privacy, and minimizing jurors’ stress and trauma in these difficult cases.
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This course provides an in-depth look at dealing specifically with women, trauma, and substance abuse.
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