American Bar Association Hurricane Katrina Recovery Resources
http://www.abanet.org/katrina/
This website offers legal resources from
the American Bar Association for Hurricane Katrina victims and advocates.
It includes disaster legal
service hotlines and pro bono legal service networks and referrals.
American Prosecutors Research Institute
http://www.ndaa-apri.org/apri/programs/vawa/vaw_home.html
The mission of the National Center for the Prosecution of Violence Against
Women at the American Prosecutors Research Institute is to improve the
quality of justice in violence against women prosecutions by increasing
awareness of the dynamics of victimization, identifying best prosecution
practices, developing research and reference resources and providing training
and technical assistance at the national, regional and local levels for
prosecutors, law enforcement and other allied professionals
Guidelines for Applying for Disaster Relief
Legal Services Corporation
http://www.lsc.gov/Websitedocs/DRguide2.pdf
This guide helps legal service
organizations apply for disaster relief if they were affected and/or if
they have an increase in demand for legal
services because of the disaster.
Gulf States Regional Policing Institute
http://www.gsrcpi.org/
Hurricane Katrina-Related Immigration Issues and Legislation
http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33091_20050919.pdf
Congressional Research Service report on the specific implications for
foreign nationals affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Legal Help for Hurricane Katrina Victims
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18701
Free Hurricane Katrina disaster-related legal assistance is available. It
is coordinated through the Mississippi Bar Association.
National Center on Poverty Law
http://www.povertylaw.org/disaster_assistance.htm
National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI)
Center for Law and Public Policy on Sexual Violence (CLPPS)
http://www.ncvli.org/
The National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) and its Center for Law
and Public Policy on Sexual Violence (CLPPS) provide legal resources
for lawyers, prosecutors, judges, law enforcement, crime victims, legislators,
policy analysts, advocates, researchers and others working to protect,
advance, and enforce crime victims’ rights. Established within
NCVLI in 2003, CLPPS’ focus on sexual violence issues enables NCVLI
to provide expert legal technical assistance dedicated to sexual violence
issues, including training, legal research, model sexual assault policies
and legislation, education, and sexual assault-related litigation. For
more information visit www.ncvli.org or www.clpps.org.
To request educational materials and crime victim service referrals: http://www.lclark.edu/org/ncvli/publicform.html
Sexual Assault Statutes in the United States
http://relieffundforsexualassaultvictims.org/resources/sexualassaultchart_
NCVLI-D.doc
This document provides a compilation of sexual assault statutes throughout
the United States.
Statutes of Limitations for Prosecuting Sexual Assault/Rape
http://relieffundforsexualassaultvictims.org/resources
/statutesoflimitationcrim-D.pdf
This document provides a compilation of statutes of limitations for prosecuting
sexual assault throughout the United States.
