About the Criminalized Survivor Project
The Survivors who are Criminalized Project was developed to increase the capacity of domestic violence programs working with survivors who have been criminalized or those who are justice-involved.
The project, funded through NYS Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), was developed to strengthen relationships between domestic violence advocates, community-based advocates, criminal justice system staff, and coordinated community response teams to reduce pathways into the criminal legal system for survivors of domestic violence. Additionally, it aims to reduce the barriers faced by survivors who are/were criminalized and are seeking safety, support, and services. The project also strives to enhance the delivery of services by domestic violence advocates and criminal justice system personnel for survivors at arrest, during trial, while incarcerated, and upon reentry into local communities. Since its conception, this project has been informed by a small working group of survivors who were criminalized and has included input from national and state partners.
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About NYSCADV
The New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NYSCADV) provides training, support, technical assistance and advocacy to local direct service domestic violence programs across New York State.
OUR MISSION
NYSCADV works to create and support the social change necessary to prevent and confront all forms of domestic violence.
OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE
The collective voices of survivors and advocates, as expressed through the Coalition, will strengthen public and private response and prioritize domestic violence as a human rights issue.
OUR WORK
As a statewide membership organization, we achieve our mission through activism, training, prevention, technical assistance, legislative advocacy, and leadership development. We promote best practices and broad-based collaboration integrating anti-oppression principles in all our work.
Special Thanks
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the members of our Survivors Who Have Experienced Criminalization Working Group for their invaluable contributions. Thank you to the Defense Center for Criminalized Survivors of the Battered Women's Justice Project, the Survivors Justice Project, the Center for Justice at Columbia University, and the Women’s Community Justice Association/Beyond Rosies for their collaboration on this project. Your insights, expertise, and commitment have been instrumental in this initiative's continued shaping and supporting survivors in their journeys toward healing and justice.
