Bench Cards

Benchcards – Child Safety: A Guide for Judges and Attorneys

Posted by Susan Delle Shaffette on February 25, 2021 | Featured

Benchcards for Judicial Safety Decision Making These benchcards were published as an accompanying tool to the book Child Safety: A Guide for Judges and Attorneys. The full text of the book in PDF can be accessed online. Click here. Author: Theresa … Read More

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Domestic Juvenile Sex Trafficking Bench Card

Posted by Susan Delle Shaffette on February 25, 2021 | Featured

The Capacity Building Center for Courts has created a Domestic Child Sex Trafficking Judicial Desk Reference Guide. This resource provides links and examples of how Court Improvement Programs (CIP) can implement P.L. 113-183. Specifically, it addresses: How to form a … Read More

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Louisiana CINC Benchbook

Posted by Susan Delle Shaffette on February 25, 2021 | Featured

The Court Improvement Program of the Louisiana Supreme Court, Louisiana Judicial College, and Pelican Center for Children and Families is delighted to announce the publication of the Louisiana Child in Need of Care Benchbook for Juvenile Judges. The Benchbook project is a … Read More

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