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For Professionals > Law Related ProfessionalsIf you advocate within or preside over a courtroom, or if you enforce the law, you are in a unique position to protect and to be the voice of a child in need.LawyersThe information that follows is designed for AAGs, private attorneys, defenders, prosecutors, and law students interested in child abuse and neglect legal issues in dependency and criminal cases.The National Association of Counsel for Children is a non-profit child advocacy group that provides legal representation for children primarily focusing on areas of child abuse and maltreatment. The site contains information on programs that provide training and technical assistance to attorneys and other professionals. Go to National Association of Counsel for Children The Washington Defender Association provides services and information especially for defenders who work within the dependency arena. Go to Washignton Defender Association website. Click here for information on joining their listserve. The American Bar Association provides practice standards for lawyers representing children in dependency cases. The text can be read online from this page, or downloaded in PDF format. Go to ABA Standards of Practice For Lawyers Representing a Child in Abuse and Neglect Cases The American Bar Association also provides a Training Directory for Child Law Professionals, and publishes the ABA Child Law Practice journal. Go to the ABA Home Page The King County Prosecutor's Office prides itself in creating the Special Assault Unit, one of the first specialized units in the country to deal exclusively with criminal cases involving the sexual and physical abuse of children, as well as sexual offenses against adults. Go to the King County Prosecutor's office The Advocate Resource Center is a new Web site providing assistance to poverty law attorneys. It is most appropriate for civil law attorneys advocating system's change through litigation. Go to NW Justice Project Back to Top
Judges and CommissionersThe information that follows is designed just for judicial personnel working within the dependency and criminal justice system.The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges "focuses on providing meaningful assistance to the judges, court administrators and related professionals in whose care the concerns of children and their families have been entrusted. The refinement of sound judgment and judicial skills continues in the quest for excellence in the juvenile justice system." Judicial training and systems change information are included. Go to NCJFCJ The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Permanency Planning for Children Department's mission is "To provide an environment for change by supporting and facilitating dependency court teams and by providing education and technical assistance to enable courts nationwide to meet their goals to improve practice in child abuse and neglect cases." This Web site includes articles, information on its subcommittees, and recommendations for court improvement. Go to NCJFCJ, Permanency Planning for Children Department Back to Top
Law Enforcement PersonnelThe information that follows supports law enforcement as they process child abuse and neglect cases.Office of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA) provides advice to local and state governments on practices and policies that impact crime victims and provides funding, training, and consultation to help communities develop programs to serve crime victims. Go to OVCA Growing up Tweaker: Child Abuse and Neglect Issues from Clandestine Lab Exposure— Read UW law student Laurie Barnes' paper about the effects of meth lab exposure on children living in the home and learn the best practices for law enforcement in responding to the presence of children when they are found in homes containing meth labs. Laurie graduated in 2004 and is now studying at the FBI academy at Quantico, Virginia. Go to Growing up Tweaker Back to Top
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