Battered Women’s Justice Project

BWJP promotes change within the civil and criminal justice systems to enhance their effectiveness in providing safety, security and justice for survivors of gender-based violence and their families. With its FVPSA funding, BWJP provides technical assistance and training to advocates, attorneys, judges and court personnel, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, probation officers, batterers’ intervention program staff, and policymakers to promote the implementation of promising practices and policies that emerge from pioneering communities around the country.

BWJP also addresses the unique needs of survivors of gender-based violence who have been criminalized as a result of their experiences of being abused. BWJP does this through providing specialized technical assistance, resources, and support for survivors and their defense teams. Equally important, BWJP trains and builds alliances among national, state-wide, and local organizations to improve justice for survivors everywhere.