Criminal Justice

How OPDV Can Help

Resources

Articles

• Coordinated and Consistent Enforcement of Violations of Orders of Protections Can be a Crucial Tool in Stopping Domestic Violence (printer-friendly/pdf)

Helpful Checklists

• Review Checklist: On-Scene Investigation and Immediate Follow-up
• Review Checklist: Domestic Violence Follow-up Investigation Checklist
• Further On-Scene Investigation: General “What to Do” Checklist
• Further On-Scene Investigation: General Checklist for Interviewing
• Further On-Scene Investigation: Interviewing the Accused
• Further On-Scene Investigation: Interviewing Victims
• Further On-Scene Investigation: Interviewing Children

Training Tools

• Orders of Protection Chart
• New DIR facesheet (printer-friendly/pdf) and DIR training info
• An Overview of a Valuable No-Cost Tool for Law Enforcement: The DIR Repository (printer-friendly/pdf)

Helpful Websites

• New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
• New York State Police
• United States Department of Justice/Violence Against Women Office
• New York State Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives
• New York State Division of Parole

Laws and Legislation

• Current NYS Stalking Laws
  

Policies

• Model Domestic Incident Policy for Law Enforcement - Municipal Police Training Council - printer-friendly/pdf ¹