Promoting justice through the use of courthouse dogs to provide emotional support for everyone in our criminal justice system
Courthouse Dogs in the News
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Courthouse Dogs Go South, Ellen O'Neill-Stephens, The Bark, June/July 2010.
Dog eases victims' burdens, Anne Danahy, Centre Daily Times, June 2010.
A good story from the Indiana Department of Correction, Stephanie Salter, The Tribune-Star, May 2010.
Newest Hand in Kitsap Prosecutor's Office Gives a Yip About Crime Victims, Chris Henry, Kitsap Sun, April 2010.
Cold-nosed comfort, Caryn Tamber, Maryland Lawyer The Daily Record, March 2010.
Working the Wag, Maryland Daily Record, March 2010.
Dogs help provide support in courtrooms, Kathleen Gray, USA Today, February, 2010.
Courthouse dogs comfort young crime victims, Diana Heffley, Everett Herald, December 2009.
Going to the Dogs - in a Good Way, Anna Persky, ABA Journal, December, 2009.
Courtroom canines calm kids, raise bias fears, Justin Berton, San Francisco Chronicle, December 2009.
WSBA YouTube Video Contest Winner Donates Prize Money to Chilean Assistance-Dog Program, Stephanie Perry, WSBA, December 2009.
Assistance dogs in court for children encouraged, KOB4, Albuquerque, November, 2009.
Rape Victim, 12, Describes Horrific Attack, WFTV, Orlando, FL, October 2009.
Courthouse Dogs program puts pets on the case to aid young crime victims, Selwyn Crawford, The Dallas Morning News, August 2009.
Canines in the Courtroom, Debra S. Hart-Cohen, ABA GPSOLO, July/Aug 2009.
Jacksonville judge wants dogs used in the justice system, Mary Maraghy, The Florida Times-Union, August, 2009.
Courthouse Dogs: A Case Study, Ellen O'Neill-Stephens, ABA Animal Law Committee Newsletter, Summer, 2009.
Dogs in the Courthouse, Cesar Hidalgo-Landeros, YouTube, July 2009.
Courthouse Dogs on Good Dog Podcast, Ellen O-Neill-Stephens, December 2008.
Comfort in the Court, Rebecca Wallick, Bark magazine, 2007.
At this Prosecutor’s Office, a Furry Soft Spot for Kids, Jenny B. Davis, American Bar Association Journal, 2007
Dogs give prosecutors a hand in difficult cases, Casey McNerthney, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2007.
Dedicated service dogs recognized at courthouse function, Christine Clarridge, Seattle Times, 2007
Lick of Help for Victims, Jim Haley, Everett Herald 2007.
Facility Facelifts: How Courthouses Are Accommodating Children and Youth, Manka Ngwa-Suh, Children’s Voice of The Child Welfare League of America, 2006
Dogs lend comfort to kids in court, Christine Clarridge, Seattle Times, 2005
Courthouse Canines Reach Out to Those in Need, Ellen O’Neill-Stephens, King County Bar Association Journal, 2005