For most tribes, implementation of VAWA 2013 will require changes to court policies and procedures. VAWA requires that judges hearing SDVCJ cases must be law-trained. It also requires that court proceedings must be recorded.

RESOURCES

• Pascua Yaqui Tribe Bench Card for SDVCJ 

• Article on Protecting Sovereignty: The Role of Tribal Courts  

• Tulalip Tribes’ DV Court

• Domestic Violence Courts Key Principles

• History of Domestic Violence Courts