Showing posts with label domestic violence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label domestic violence. Show all posts
Monday, November 25, 2024

New Hope Card Program to Enhance Safety of Domestic Violence Survivors

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Schuyler County Attorney Steven Getman wants Domestic Violence Survivors to know about the implementation this month of the Hope Card progra...
Monday, September 30, 2024

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Domestic Violence Awareness Month is an opportunity to Start the Conversation about this imp...
Monday, January 22, 2024

New help for victims of economic abuse announced

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Effective this month, the State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence will begin distributing informational materials on economic ...
Monday, March 28, 2022

Kyra’s Law: reforms proposed to address domestic violence, protect children

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A proposed law to reform New York State’s divorce and Family Courts to protect children and families at risk of domestic violence, is moving...
Monday, March 21, 2022

2022 National Domestic Violence Prosecution Conference Announced

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The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and the Domestic Violence (DV) Prosecution Committee will host the Fourth National Domestic Violen...
Monday, February 3, 2020

Fourth National Domestic Violence Prosecution Conference to be held in March

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The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys has announced its Fourth National Domestic Violence Conference for prosecutors and victim advocate...
Monday, August 19, 2019

New York's new Domestic Violence laws take effect

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New York state officials have enacted three new pieces of legislation that aim to expand protections for victims of abuse and domestic viole...
Monday, June 3, 2019

New York enacts Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act

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New York State has passed legislation to expand the situations in which judges can consider domestic violence survivors’ abuse when determin...
Monday, April 16, 2018

National Domestic Violence Prosecutorial Training Announced

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The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) is hosting a national Domestic Violence Prosecutorial Conference on June 6-8, 2018 in Kansas...
Monday, March 5, 2018

Home Truth: A Film Screening and Discussion on Domestic Violence and Human Rights

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The Berger International Legal Affairs Program at Cornell Law School is co-sponsoring Home Truth: A Film Screening and Discussion on Domest...
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: New York State “Know Your Rights” brochure

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New York State has released an updated “Victims of Domestic Violence: Know Your Rights!” brochure to mark the 29th annual Domestic Violence ...
Monday, May 2, 2016

New York State Domestic Incident Report Revised

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The Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has redesigned the Domestic Incident Report (DIR) form "to improve its format and enh...
Monday, March 28, 2016

The Youthful Offender Domestic Violence Court: A Collaborative Approach to Teen Dating Violence within the Criminal Justice System

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New York State prosecutors and other groups will be hosting a webinar discussing the Youthful Offender Domestic Violence Court (YODVC), a co...
Thursday, February 25, 2016

The Lawyer's Manual on Domestic Violence

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The New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts has announced publication of the newly revised Lawyers Manual on Domestic Viol...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

#DVFree: Implementing the Human Right to be Free from Domestic Violence

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A panel discussion will be head Tuesday, October 20th at 12:20 p.m. in Saperston Student Lounge, G65 Myron Taylor Hall, Cornell University: ...
Friday, April 3, 2015

Courts Must Consider Firearm Use or Possession and Certain Protection Order Violations When Making Bail Decisions in Domestic Cases.

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From the Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives : CPL 510.30 was revised to require criminal courts to consider an arrested indi...
Thursday, July 24, 2014

New York passes new laws to crack down on domestic violence, lewdness against children

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New York state lawmakers enacted a series of bills Wednesday (July 23) that strengthen existing laws and add new measures to protect people ...
Friday, November 8, 2013

Legal links of interest for the week ending November 8

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Steven Getman, attorney, reports on some news stories about lawyers and the law in the past week: Bill to ban job bias against gays clears ...
Friday, December 28, 2012

New laws for the New Year

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Nationwide, more than two hundred new laws will take effect January 1, according to Ovid Attorney Steven Getman. In some states, ...
Friday, October 26, 2012

New York Increases Penalties for Repeat Domestic Abusers

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New York State has enacted new penalties for repeat domestic abusers, including tougher standards for bail pending trial. The law w...