Promoting Justice with Compassion
Fact sheets about Courthouse Dogs
Seattle Times
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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
Legal
- Courthouse Dogs Promote Justice for Children and Defendant
- Legal Support for the Use of a Dog to Assist Crime Victims and Others
- Sample Brief in Support of the Use of a Dog in the Courtroom
- Minimizing Prejudice to Criminal Defendants
- Recognize and Respond to Trauma Stress Reactions of Child Witnesses