Family Court Enhancement Project (FCEP)

The FCEP, funded by the Office on Violence Against Women, included three national organizations that provided technical assistance (TA) to the four sites through dedicated TA Teams. These TA Teams were composed of representatives from each of these national organizations: the NCJFCJ, the Center for Court Innovation (CCI), and the Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP). Specifically, the TA teams helped these court systems determine how their procedures, practices, and structures related to custody and parenting time can reduce further violence and trauma and enhance victim and child resilience and well-being. More information on the FCEP partners can be found below.

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) is responsible for coordinating technical assistance (TA) provision to the four sites through dedicated TA.

Center for Court Innovation
Seeks to help create a more effective and humane justice system by designing and implementing operating programs, performing original research, and providing reformers around the world with the tools they need to launch new strategies.

Battered Women's Justice Project
Improve the civil and criminal justice system’s response to intimate partner violence (IPV), as well as addressing the parallel responses of the military services to IPV among their ranks