VAWA Website for the Inter-Tribal Working Group

January 20, 2015

The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI), the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) have jointly launched a website full of resources for implementing the special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction, recognized by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA).

www.ncai.org/tribal-vawa

This website was originally designed for members of the Inter-Tribal Working Group (ITWG), a group of tribes interested in participating in VAWA's Pilot Project, or otherwise interested in implementing criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians. On March 7, 2015, all federally recognized tribes will be authorized to exercise criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians for the crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, and certain violations of protection orders, so long as they provide certain enumerated due process protections.

This website provides resources on how best to implement this criminal jurisdiction, including:

webinars
code development
jury pool selection
defendants' rights and criminal defense
victims' rights and safety
preventing domestic violence
court/judicial requirements
law enforcement
Tribal Law and Order Act
VAWA Overview

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