09/16/24
Case Law Update
Collaboration is a fundamental element of creating and sustaining lasting change in the civil protection order (CPO) system. According to the NCJFCJ’s Civil Protection Orders: A Guide for Improving Practice (CPO Guide), collaboration helps to provide victims a response that is “unified, cohesive, reliable, and interactive.” By highlighting four communities and their collaborative efforts, this companion publication to the CPO Guide looks at how courts and judicial officers can use their leadership to bring stakeholders and the larger community to the table to better improve their CPO systems.