The Protection Order Reimbursement & Training (PORT) Project, in collaboration with the Gender and Justice Commission, invites you to a one-hour webinar on cultural dynamics in Civil Protection Order (CPO) hearings.
Dr. Carolyn West will highlight the disproportionate impacts of gender-based violence on Black women — including lack of representation, criminalization, and lethality — and review best practices to ensure racial equity in CPO hearings.
Identify the disproportionate impacts of gender-based violence on Black women.
Recognize systemic bias and other barriers that impact the way Black women access protection through CPOs.
Apply culturally responsive and trauma-informed best practices in the courtroom to ensure racial equity in CPO hearings.
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