The Southwest Center for Law and Policy

About Southwest Center for Law and Policy

The Southwest Center for Law and Policy (SWCLAP) is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization based in Tucson, Arizona. Since 2002, SWCLAP has been providing legal training and technical assistance, on a national level, to OVW grantees serving American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) victims of sexual and domestic violence, stalking, elder abuse, teen dating violence, firearms violence, and abuse of persons with disabilities.

SWCLAP is the parent organization of the:

	Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations, Services, Training, Access, and Resources- SAFESTAR
	National Tribal Trial College - NTTC
	The National Indian Country Clearinghouse on Sexual Assault - NICCSA
	SWCLAP works with the Office on Violence Against Women to develop and deliver three annual two-day new grantee orientation conferences for award recipients of OVW’s CTAS funding.

Additional Upcoming Free Legal Training Institutes National Tribal Trial College (NTTC)

• Effective Litigation of Protection Orders for American Indian/Alaska Victims (scheduled for Anchorage, Alaska  April 2015 and focusing on the special needs of Alaska Native victims)
• Legal and Victim Advocacy for Special Needs American Indian/Alaska Native Victims of Sexual Violence: Seriously Mentally Ill and Cognitively Impaired Victims (With or Without a History of Substance and/or Alcohol Abuse) (scheduled for June 2015 in Boston, MA - Harvard School of Law)
• Litigating and Asserting Victim Rights in Tribal, State, Federal, and CFR Courts: (scheduled for Sept. 2015 in Tucson, AZ)

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New Publications from Southwest Center For Law And Policy:

	Tribal Law Enforcement Protocol Resources: Sexual Assault
	Prosecutor Sexual Assault Protocol: Resource Guide for Drafting or Revising Tribal Prosecutor Protocols on Responding to Sexual Assault
	Creative Civil Remedies Against Non-Indian Offenders In Indian Country
	Sex Offender Registration And Notification In Indian Country

Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009

Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009

Important SORNA/Adam Walsh Act Updates for Tribes:

Final DOJ SORNA Guidelines

SORNA Substantial Implementation Checklist

Stop by and visit!

475 South Stone Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85701

Feel free to contact us for training or technical assistance.