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TTA in Virginia

See what Sixth Amendment work is happening in Virginia.

We are working with criminal legal system stakeholders in Arlington, Virginia to:

  • Organize and host trainings related to working with and for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the criminal legal system
  • Aid in the development of a map that identifies how persons with disabilities move through the Arlington County criminal legal system and what resources and gaps in resources exist
  • Aid in the development of protocols and processes to facilitate the collection of data relating to the extent to which persons with disabilities are interacting with the Arlington County criminal legal system
  • Support the creation of a local disability response team aimed at addressing needs of persons with IDD regardless of whether they are defendants, victims or witnesses
  • Work towards improving interactions between persons with disabilities and the criminal legal system in Arlington County

The resources we develop will be designed to inform criminal legal system stakeholders as well as the community at large.

We are working with criminal legal system stakeholders in Prince William County, Virginia to:

  • Create a framework to support the jurisdiction’s considerations of creating a restorative justice program

  • Develop training and/or educational materials for stakeholders regarding Restorative Justice, its efficacy, its limitations, and key considerations in the creation of a Restorative Justice Program

  • Assist in the formation and development of a local collaborative which will guide and inform community consideration for operation of a Restorative Justice program in Prince William County

We are working with criminal legal system stakeholders in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia to:

  • Provide strategic planning designed to encourage the use of participatory defense methods and principles in the region.
  • Increase community knowledge and understanding of relevant procedural and constitutional rights to ensure those accused of criminal violations can effectively advocate for themselves and effectuate their Sixth Amendment right to participate in their defense.
  • Enhance community and stakeholder understanding of participatory defense principles through the use of surveying, education, and resource development

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