 National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse
In 1985, the National District Attorneys Association established the National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse as a program of the American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI). Aimed at responding to an increasing volume of reported child abuse, the National Center serves as a central resource for training, expert legal assistance, court reform and state-of-the-art information on criminal child abuse investigations and prosecutions.
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Please visit their website at: http://www.ndaa-apri.org/apri/programs/ncpca/ncpca_home.html
American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
In 1978 the American Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division created the ABA Center on Children and the Law. From modest origins as a small legal resource center focusing exclusively on child abuse and neglect issues, the Center has grown into a full-service technical assistance, training, and research program addressing a broad spectrum of law and court-related topics affecting children. These include child abuse and neglect, adoption, adolescent health, foster and kinship care, custody and support, guardianship, missing and exploited children, and children's exposure to domestic violence.
The Center's primary educational resource is its monthly ABA Child Law Practice subscription publication. We also produce a free periodical on court system improvement, the ABA Child CourtWorks and co-edit the Children's Legal Rights Journal. The Center also has over 35 books, manuals, curricula, and reports available on various child welfare topics
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Please visit their website at: http://www.abanet.org/child/home2.html
National Association of Counsel for Children
The National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) is a non-profit child advocacy and professional membership association. The NACC is dedicated to providing high quality legal representation for children. Our mission is to improve the lives of children and families through legal advocacy. The NACC provides training and technical assistance to attorneys and other professionals, serves as a public information and professional referral center, and engages in public policy and legislative advocacy.
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Please visit their website at: http://naccchildlaw.org
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide. NCJRS offers a range of services and resources to anyone interested in crime, victim assistance, and public safety including policymakers, practitioners, researchers, educators, community leaders, and the general public. Resources include an email newsletter, sponsored publications, and a searchable database of over 185,000 publications, reports, articles, and audiovisual products from the United States and around the world.
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Please visit their website at: http://www.ncjrs.org
The "Greenbook" Initiative
Several years ago, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) established an advisory committee to address the need for a more integrated approach to family violence. The committee developed recommendations to help communities seeking to improve their responses to families experiencing both domestic violence and child maltreatment. NCJFCJ published these recommendations in "Effective Intervention in Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Cases: Guidelines for Policy and Practice," which is commonly referred to as the "Greenbook." The Greenbook has spawned activities in states and localities across the country, as well as a federal initiative spearheaded by the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Justice.
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To learn more about the Greenbook initiative and to dowload a PDF copy of the Greenbook, please visit their website at: http://www.thegreenbook.info
Bibliography Focused on Investigation and Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse
A new, comprehensive online bibliography published by the Crimes Against Children Research Center, at the University of New Hampshire, references journal articles and other publications. The bibliography focuses on the forensic investigation of child sexual abuse, and is presented by author and by topic (including a topic on criminal justice intervention).
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To view the entire bibliography, please visit their website at: http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/cacbib.htm
New York State Statutes
To search for specific New York State statutes related to child abuse and maltreatment, the New York State Assembly and Senate have a searchable database.
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To search for New York State statutes, please visit their website at: http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi?COMMONQUERY=LAWS
Other State and Federal Statutes
The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information has a database to perform a statute search for any particular state as well as federal law related to child abuse and maltreatment. They also have several "at-a-glance" profiles of frequently requested statute information.
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To search for state and federal statutes, please visit their website at: http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/index.cfm
National Crime Victim Bar Association Database Online
The National Crime Victim Bar Association's Civil Justice Database is now online, containing summaries of more than 11,000 civil lawsuits arising out of criminal acts. The annotated summaries allow attorneys and others to research case law by crime type, location, state, names of the parties, issues involved, and other categories. The database is comprised of published appellate opinions, as well as verdict or settlement information.
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Please visit their website at: http://www.victimbar.org/vb/main.aspx?dbID=DB_CaseLaw495
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