Talking with Senior Deputy Prosecutor David Martin (WA) and Program Manager Colleen McIngalls about Using Technology and Civil Legal Aid to Help Protect Domestic Violence Victims

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in Seattle, Washington has provided civil protection to victims of domestic violence for over thirty years through its Protection Order Advocacy Program. They now leverage a tool called Legal Atoms, a software platform in which protection order specialists can work alongside victims remotely to complete the steps necessary to file for a civil protection order. See PowerPoint. The office also created Project Safety, a partnership with civil Legal Aid to provide legal navigators to DV victims to assist them with needed civil services. 

  • Short Video on Protection Order Advocacy Program Click Here (Duration 00:01:00)
    • Produced and edited by Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence
  • Full Video on Protection Order Advocacy Program Click Here (Duration 00:02:19)
    • Produced and edited by Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence
  • Full Video on Project Safety Click Here (Duration 00:01:43)

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