Site Map: National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
(www.ncdbw.org)
For Those Charged With a Crime
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act
BWJP (Battered Women's Justice Project)
Staff and Board of the National Clearinghouse
History of the National Clearinghouse
National Clearinghouse's position on the death penalty
Reflections and news about the case of Terry Williams
Statement by Terry Williams's attorney
National Clearinghouse's letter supporting Terry Williams's sentence commutation
Reflections and news about the case of Teresa Lewis
Reflections on an Execution (2010) by Sue Osthoff
Today I am Grieving by Andrea Bible
Talking to Noah about Teresa Lewis by Heidi Notario-Smull
Reflections and news about the case of Gaile Owens
Gaile Owens's death sentence commuted (2010)
How You Can Help Us Be More Effective
Toolkit for Systems Advocacy for Victims of Battering Charged with Crimes
Issues to Consider When Facilitating Groups with Battered Women in Jail or Prison
Working with Battered Women in Jail: A Manual for Community-Based Battered Women's Advocates
Victimized Again: How the Reentry Process Perpetuates Violence Against Surviviors of Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence Expert Testimony: Legal Settings and Issues
Advocates as Expert Witnesses: Weighing Benefits and Drawbacks
Domestic Violence Expert Witnesses: Tips to Help Prepare for your First Case
Domestic Violence Expert Witnesses: Immigration Proceedings
Domestic Violence Expert Witnesses: Overcoming Challenges in Battered Women's Self-Defense Cases
Got Justice? Options for Prosecutors When Battered Women Fight Back
The Impact of Parental Kidnapping Laws and Practice on Domestic Violence Survivors
Three Formerly Incarcerated Women Talk About Reentry
In Their Own Words: Victims of Battering Talk About Being Arrested and Convicted
Reentry Resources: When Victims of Battering Return to the Community After Jail or Prison
Mental Health, Substance Abuse, & Co-Occuring Disorders
Ending Mass Incarceration Series Webinar Archive
#1 — Centering Our Work on Historically Marginalized Communities
#4 — But How Do We "DO" Racial Justice?
#5 — Eliminating Racial Inequality Throughout the Criminal Justice System
#8 — Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color
When Victims of Battering are Charged with Crimes Series Archive
#1 — Part 1: Background and Overview
#2 — Part 2: Effective Advocacy Strategies
#3 — Helping Victim Defendants Navigate Concurrent Protection Order Proceedings
#4 — Defense-Based Advocacy: Principles and Practices
#1 — A Woman's Journey Home: Challenges for Reentering
#2 — A Second Chance: The Kentucky Domestic Violence Association's Reentry Coaching Project
#4 — Formerly Incarcerated Women Talk about Reentry
#5 — When the Battered Mother is Incarcerated: Impact of the Child Welfare System
#6 — Women at the Crossroads: DV Survivors with Criminal Justice Involvement, Part 1
#7 — Women at the Crossroads: DV Survivors with Criminal Justice Involvement, Part 2 ​
#8 — Sister Outsider: The Long Journey Home for Incarcerated Survivors of Battering
#9 — Reentering and Reuniting: Incarcerated Survivors of Battering and their Children
#10 — Justice-Involved Women: Understanding Trauma and Violence
#12 — Violence, Trauma, and Reentering Women Living with HIV: Issues to Consider
#13 — Changes from the Inside Out: Yoga and Meditation with Incarcerated Individuals
Expert Witness Series Webinar Archive
#1 — When Advocates are Asked to be Expert Witnesses: Weighing Possible Drawbacks and Benefits ​
#2 — Testifying as an Expert Witness: Understanding the Role of Experts and Different Legal Arenas
#3 — Considerations for Aspiring Experts at Community-Based Domestic Violence Programs
#4 — Preparing for Your First Case as a Domestic Violence Expert Witness
#5 — Prosecutors' Use of Expert Testimony to Explain Victim Behavior in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases ​
#9 — Working Together: What Attorneys and DV/SA Experts Can and Should Expect From One Another
#10 — Working as an Expert Witness in Domestic Violence Cases: Lessons from the Witness Stand
#11 — Expert Witness Testimony in Cases Involving Domestic Violence
#12 — Providing Expert Testimony about the General Dynamics of Battering
#13 — Domestic Violence Expert Witnesses in Civil Legal Proceedings
#14 — Preparing for your First Case as a Domestic Violence Expert Witness
#15 — Re-framing Woman Battering as Coercive Control: Expert Testimony and Case Presentation
​Evelyn Bozon-Pappa v. US, 11th Circuit, Certiorari US Supreme Court, March 2000
Michelle Byrom v. Epps, 5th Circuit, Certiorari US Supreme Court, September 2013
Faye Copeland (Copeland v. Washington) – US District Ct., W.D. Missouri, January 1999
Keisha Cherie Ashford Dixon (Dixon v. US), 5th Circuit, Certiorari, US Supreme Court, February 2006
State v. Megan Goff, Supreme Court of Ohio, 2010
State v. Jennifer Helmedach, Supreme Court of Connecticut, 2009
Brandy Holmes v. Louisiana, 5th Circuit, Certiorari US Supreme Court, May 2009
State v. Jennifer Lewis, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1995
Commonwealth v. Beth Markman, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2003
US v. Kenia Munguia, US Ct. App. 9th Circuit, April 2011
Gaile Owens v. Steele, 6th Circuit, Certiorari US Supreme Court, August 2009
People v. Nettie Reay, Supreme Court of California, January 2002
People v. Barbara Sheehan, New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, 2012
State v. Vernita Smith, Supreme Court of Georgia, March 1997
State v. Rhonda Stewart, Supreme Court WV, 2011
