We want to share this quick 5-minute overview with you about the Child Safety: A Guide for Judges and Attorneys that was co-authored by Jennifer Renne and Theresa Roe-Lund. We use this textbook and the bench cards in our Safety Decision Making courses that we host in Louisiana. We offer a one-hour webinar and a 6 hour class periodically. Click for the video link.

Domestic Child Sex Trafficking - Desk Reference Guide from the Capacity Building Center for Courts. 2018.

Bench Card for Judges and other legal professionals.

Please click the attachment to open this document. 

Louisiana Bench Cards for Judges - most recently updated in 2015. This set covers:

Entry Order

Evaluation Order

TRO/Protective Order

Instanter Custody/Safety Plan Order

Continued Custody Hearing (CINC)

Continued custody Hearing (FINS/Delinquency)

Appearance to Answer

Adjudication Hearing

Disposition Hearing

Case Review Hearing

Permanency Hearing – Reunification

Permanency Hearing – Adoption (including TPR)

Permanency Hearing – Legal Guardianship

Permanency Hearing – Placement with Relative

Permanency Hearing – Alternative Permanent Living Arrangement

Please click on the attached file to open the pdf of the document. 

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges recently passed resolutions and policy statements on how to improve the lives of youth and families involved with juvenile or family courts. The resolutions address the needs of homeless youth and families, support a developmental approach to juvenile probation, and recognize the need for independent oversight of youth confinement facilities. The Council also released two bench cards: one with guidance on working with youth regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, and one on applying principles of adolescent development in delinquency proceedings. In addition, the Council released a guide of principles and practices addressing custody and visitation.