Court Administration Survey Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.1) 2010. Develop best practices encouraging Courts to regularly impose sanctions on parties who file lawsuits determined to have been intended to perpetrate harassment or abuse. More severe sanctions should be imposed for domestic abuse related cases.Have you observed changes to policy or practice related to this Opportunity since 2010?YesNoDon't knowWhat have you observed? 2) 2010. Include issued Harassment Restraining Orders and Orders For Protection information in the publicly viewable area of MNCIS.Have you observed changes to policy or practice related to this Opportunity since 2010? YesNoDon't knowWhat have you observed? 3) 2011. Create an automated probation officer alert system from MNCIS to further enhance the ability of probation officers to hold their clients accountable.Have you observed changes to policy or practice related to this Opportunity since 2011? YesNoDon't knowWhat have you observed? 4) 2012. Include risk information, safety planning, and referral to advocacy for domestic abuse victims in the self-help packets for child custody/parenting time and dissolution.Have you observed changes to policy or practice related to this Opportunity since 2012? YesNoDon't knowWhat have you observed? 5) 2012. Develop an auditing system to verify the accuracy of MNCIS records.Have you observed changes to policy or practice related to this Opportunity since 2012? YesNoDon't knowWhat have you observed? 6) 2013. Judges, Referees, and staff from court administration can ensure that all petitioners for Orders for Protection are given a direct referral to a specific domestic violence advocate, rather than a general referral to a help line.Have you observed changes to policy or practice related to this Opportunity since 2013? YesNoDon't knowWhat have you observed? 7) 2014. Ensure consistency in expectations across court divisions with orders matching, rather than being in direct contradiction, in juvenile court, family court, and criminal court.Have you observed changes to policy or practice related to this Opportunity since 2014?YesNoDon't knowWhat have you observed? 8) 2016. Study the potential benefit of implementing of diversionary dispositions on first time misdemeanor domestic violence offenses that focus on fulfilling six-twelve month clinical intervention requirements designed to decrease likelihood of recidivism.Have you observed changes to policy or practice related to this Opportunity since 2016?YesNoDon't knowWhat have you observed? 9) 2017. In cases of domestic abuse, it is essential that court calendars be structured for fast and consistent response. A dedicated calendar with small number of assigned judges is a way to achieve this outcome.Have you observed changes to policy or practice related to this Opportunity since 2017? YesNoDon't knowWhat have you observed? 10) 2018. Develop process through which all parties, including the prosecutor and defense attorney, are notified when violations of conditional release are reported to the judge by probation.Have you observed changes to policy or practice related to this Opportunity since 2018? YesNoDon't knowWhat have you observed? 11) 2018. Expand channels through which victims in domestic violence cases can communicate with advocates, victim/ witness staff, prosecuting attorneys, jail, and law enforcement to include WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat which can be accessed without a data plan.Have you observed changes to policy or practice related to this Opportunity since 2018? YesNoDon't knowWhat have you observed? PhoneSubmit