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Action
Steps:
1.
Provide approved and funded training and
educational opportunities for prosecutors regarding victims
issues, such as the choices victims make, the challenges
they face in leaving an abusive situation, etc.
Training should be specific to urban, rural, and tribal
communities.
Mechanism for Implementation:
STOP Trainings
Agency Responsible:
CAWS/CASAND, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault programs,
ND State’s Attorneys’ Association, STOP Training Committee,
Tribal Representative
2. Research,
develop and implement curriculum regarding victims’ issues
and services and infuse into coursework at UND Law School
and Legal Aid Clinic programs.
Mechanism for Implementation:
WEAV curriculum infusion project
Agency Responsible:
ND Board of Higher Education, UND Law School and Legal Aid
Clinic, WEAV, State Bar Association
3. Research
and promote importance of increased budgets to allow
prosecution to obtain needed training and to prosecute cases
involving domestic violence and sexual assault.
Mechanism for Implementation:
Committee/task force development
Agency Responsible:
County Commissioners, CAWS/CASAND, State Bar Association, ND
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