DVSJA Resource Guide

This guide was written for people applying for either sentencing or resentencing under the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA) and offers additional information and support.

With this guide, we hope to:

• demystify the law;

• support survivors in identifying their needs;

• help survivors create and take ownership of their personal narrative; and

• extend links to resources to strengthen the ability to use the DVSJA.

Attorneys, judges, prosecutors, service providers/advocates, jail/prison staff and others can also use this guide to learn more about the DVSJA and working with survivors of domestic violence who have been arrested, prosecuted or sentenced.