Fact sheets about Courthouse Dogs

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Getting Started

• Best Practices for Using Courthouse Dogs
• Legal Overview of Courthouse Dogs
• What Kind of Courthouse Dog Do You Need?
• Pet Therapy Dogs in the Criminal Justice System
• Starting a Courthouse Dog program
• Fear of Dogs and Courthouse Dogs
• Dog Allergic People and Courthouse Dogs
• Courthouse Dog Practicalities
• Sample Brief in support of presence of dog in courtroom
• Concerns about the American Humane Association TASK program

Settings

• Using a Courthouse Dog in the Courtroom
• Using a Courthouse Dog in a Forensic Interview
• Using a Courthouse Dog in Drug Court
• Using a Courthouse Dog in Defense Interviews
• Using Courthouse Dogs in Public Areas
• Using Courthouse Dogs at a Child Advocacy Center

Dogs

• Training of Courthouse Dogs
• Handling a Courthouse Dog
• Where do We Get a Courthouse Dog?
• Scientific Research on Facility Dogs