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• FAQ: Colorado Criminal Defense Law – Domestic Violence Cases and The Right to Refuse to Testify Based on the 5th Amendment’s Right to NOT Incriminate Oneself
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• Colorado Criminal Domestic Violence Law – The Impact of a Colorado Domestic Violence Case On Parenting Time
• FAQ: Colorado Criminal – Domestic Violence Defense Law – What is Strangulation? What Does The Word Strangle Mean?
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• Colorado Criminal Law – Understanding An Allegation Of Stalking Behavior – The Crime Of Stalking in Colorado
• How Denver City Domestic Violence Cases Are Different – The Denver Municipal Ordinance Domestic Violence Exception
• Colorado Criminal Domestic Violence Law – Understanding The Colorado Laws Governing Dismissal In Colorado Domestic Violence Cases
• Domestic Violence Defense – How To Head Off A False Accusation Of Domestic Violence
• Colorado Domestic Violence Defense Ideas: What Legal Strategies Should My Attorney Consider To Defend Against The Restraining Order
• Trial Issues In Colorado Domestic Violence Cases
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• Colorado False Imprisonment Laws and Colorado Domestic Violence Cases
• Can a Colorado Domestic Violence Victim Refuse to Testify in Court?
• Understanding The Difference Between Colorado Domestic Violence And Actual Domestic Abuse
• Colorado Criminal Law – 18-8-610 When You Tamper With Evidence -18-8-306 Attempting To Influence A Public Servant and 18-5-104 Second Degree Forgery
• Finding The Best Colorado Domestic Violence Criminal Defense Lawyer – Don’t Be “Handed Off” To Another Lawyer In The Firm – One You Did NOT Retain!
• Meeting With Your Colorado Domestic Violence Criminal Defense Lawyer For The First Time – Making The Decision To Retain A Lawyer
• Experienced Colorado Domestic Violence Criminal Lawyers in Colorado – Does Experience Really Make A Difference In A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer?
• Colorado Domestic Violence: An Industry
• FAQ: Colorado Domestic Violence Cases Part II
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  • Withdrawing a Guilty Plea In Colorado – Especially Colorado Domestic Violence Cases
• Attorney Profile
• H. Michael Steinberg – A Colorado Criminal Domestic Violence Lawyer Defense Lawyer
• Colorado Stalking Laws 18-3-602 – To Convict, A Defendant Does Not Need To Know That The Alleged Victim Is Suffering Serious Emotional Distress
• Key Colorado Domestic Violence Issues
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  • How DO The Police Evaluate Colorado Domestic Violence Cases? – The Law 18-6-803.6
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  • How Mistakes Are Made In Colorado Domestic Violence Arrests – Predominant Aggressor Analysis
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• Police Contact in Colorado – What Are My Rights?
• Tactics and Strategies When You Are Accused of Domestic Violence in Colorado
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  • Your Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Must Conduct A Thorough Investigation Of Your Case To Properly Defend You
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• New 2013 Colorado Gun Law In Domestic Violence Cases Applies Further Protection / Restraining Order Restrictions On Second Amendment Rights
• Colorado Q and A – Knowing Your Constitutional Rights – The First Step In A Colorado Criminal Defense Strategy
• Colorado Restraining Orders
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  • Questions and Answers About Violation of A Restraining Order in Colorado
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  • Colorado Domestic Violence Issues – The Initial Steps To Take In Dealing with a Restraining Order?
• Why Police And Prosecutors Overcharge In Colorado Domestic Violence Cases
• Colorado Criminal Restitution Law – Collecting Unpaid Pre- & Post Judgement Interest – An Unfair Turn In The Law
• Colorado Criminal Domestic Violence Laws – Understanding the Crime of Stalking and Stalking Behavior
• Understanding the Crime of Stalking in Colorado – A Case In Point
• Colorado Domestic Violence No Contact Orders
• Why Police And Prosecutors Overcharge In Colorado Domestic Violence Cases
• Colorado Domestic Violence Law: Why the Police Make Immediate Arrests in Domestic Violence Cases
• Colorado Criminal Law: What Is the Crime of False Reporting All About?
• Colorado Domestic Violence Cases – How Do I Get Off Of This Ride? Discharge Standards, Risk Categories and the Completion of Court Ordered Mandated Treatment – Part I
• Colorado Domestic Violence Cases – How Do I Get Off Of This Ride? Discharge Standards and the Completion of Court Ordered Mandated Treatment – Part II
• Colorado Domestic Violence Fast Track Programs
• Colorado Law Harassment Stalking Statute
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• Colorado Domestic Violence – When the Wrong Person Is Arrested
• Colorado Domestic Violence Mandatory Arrest Laws – Wrong Headed – Make No Sense
• Colorado Domestic Violence Cases – A Birds Eye View
• Child Custody and Domestic Violence Allegations – How Allegations of Domestic Violence Are Used In Colorado Child Custody Battles
• The Defense Of Anticipated False Allegations Of Domestic Violence Cases in Divorce Cases
• Colorado Criminal Domestic Violence Law – The Recanting or Reluctant Witness – Can I Refuse To Testify?
• Transferring Probation Out Of Colorado – The Interstate Compact
• Colorado Domestic Violence Treatment Requirements
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• Colorado Domestic Violence Cases – Re-victimizing The Victim – The Loss of Power For The Alleged Victim and The Case Against No Drop Policies
• Colorado Criminal Law Domestic Violence Right to Bear Arms
• Colorado Municipal Code Violations – City Code Criminal Charges – How Does This Work?
• Don’t They Have To Read Me My Rights? – The Meaning Of Miranda – Custodial Interrogation Under Colorado Law
• Colorado Stalking Domestic Violence Criminal Defense Lawyer Writes About Being Charged With Stalking In Colorado 18-3-601, 18-3-602
• Colorado Domestic Violence Lawyer – How To Avoid Incriminating Yourself At The Scene Of A Domestic Violence Investigation
• Colorado Domestic Violence Cases- The Arrest
• Colorado Law – Domestic Violence Assault Charges
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• Colorado Domestic Violence and False Allegations of Child Abuse
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• Colorado Domestic Violence Sentencing
  • Colorado Domestic Violence Sentencing Law – Understanding The Restrictions on Prosecutors
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  • Understanding Colorado’s Pre-Sentence Credit Laws – Credit For Time Served – 18-1.3-405
  • Colorado Criminal Law – Understanding Colorado’s Scheme of Adult Sentencing Laws
  • FAQ: Understanding Colorado’s Probation Supervision System
  • Colorado Criminal Law – Asking a Judge to Change a Sentence – a Sentence Reconsideration – Under Colorado Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b)
  • FAQ: Colorado Restorative Justice – The Concept Behind A New Way Of Looking At Colorado Criminal Sentencing – Can It Work?
• Understanding Colorado Mandatory Arrest and So Called “No Drop” Prosecution Policies – The Research
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• Colorado Criminal Defense Strategics: The Top Ten Myths About Colorado Criminal Cases
• Colorado Domestic Violence Defense – The Bullying Girlfriend – Spouse and Colorado Domestic Violence Cases *
• Colorado Criminal Domestic Violence Laws – Firearms and Domestic Violence Cases
• Colorado Criminal Domestic Violence Cases – The Role of Mental Health Assessment in Colorado Domestic Violence Cases
• Colorado Criminal Law: Victim Representation in Colorado Domestic Violence Cases
• Colorado Criminal Law: Why You Should Never Make ANY Statement to The Police During an Investigation – Miranda and Interrogation: A 2010 Update
• Colorado Criminal Domestic Violence Defense – Understanding Terms and Concepts of the Domestic Violence Evaluation and Standards
• Colorado Criminal Law – A Listing of Key Domestic Violence Laws and Related Statutes
• In Depth Articles On Domestic Violence Laws – Issues – and History
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  • Limits On Hearsay Evidence – Colorado Domestic Violence Cases – The Crawford Decision
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  • Understanding Colorado Presentence Confinement In Concurrent Felony – Misdemeanor Sentencing – § 18-1.3-405
• Domestic Violence and Syndrome Evidence
• Federal Domestic Violence Laws Overview
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• Colorado Criminal Domestic Violence Resources
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Colorado Criminal Domestic Violence Resources

In order to fully understand how to defend a charge of domestic violence in Colorado — you first have to study the problem of real domestic violence …which does exist.

Here are some resources that one might read to understand the mindset of the so called “Domestic Violence Industry” around the country.. 

National Hotlines

National Domestic Violence Hotline
Staffed 24 hours a day by trained counselors who can provide crisis assistance and information about shelters, legal advocacy, health care centers, and counseling.

1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
1-800-787-3224 (TDD)

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is the nation’s largest anti-sexual assault organization.  Among its programs, RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE and the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline at rainn.org . This nationwide partnership of more than 1,100 local rape crisis centers provides victims of sexual assault with free, confidential services, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.  These hotlines have helped over 1.3 million people since RAINN’s founding in 1994. 1-800-656-HOPE

National Organizations

Family Violence Prevention Fund
383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304
San Francisco, CA 94103-5133
Phone: 415-252-8900
TTY:800-595-4889
FAX: 415-252-8991
E-mail: info@endabuse.org

Washington, DC Office
1101 14th Street, NW #300
Washington DC 20005
Phone: 202-682-1212
Fax: 202-682-4662

Boston Office
67 Newbury Street, Mezzanine Level
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-262-5900
Fax:617-262-5901

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Main Office:1120
Lincon Street
Suite 1603
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303 839 1852
TTY: (303) 839-8459
Fax: (303) 831-9251
E-mail: [email protected]

Public Policy Office
1633 Q Street NW, Suite 210
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 745-1211
TTY: (202) 745-2042
Fax: (202) 745-0088
E-mail: [email protected]

National Battered Women’s Law Project
275 7th Avenue, Suite 1206
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-741-9480
FAX: 212-741-6438

Safe Horizons
2 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10007
Crime Victims HOTLINE: 800-621-4673
Rape and Sexual Assult & Incest HOTLINE: 212-227-3000
TYY (for all HOTLINES) 866-604-5350
Fax:212-577-3897
E-mail: [email protected]

Domestic Violence Shelter Tour
2 Lafayette Street 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10007
Phone: 212-577-7700
Fax: 212-385-0331
24-hour hotline: 800-621-HOPE (4673)

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300
Harrisburg, PA 17112
Phone: 800-537-2238
Fax: 717-545-9456

Legal Office:
Phone: 717-545-6400
TOLL FREE: 800-932-4632
TTY:800-533-2508
Fax: 717-671-5542

National Resourse Center on Domestic Violence
Phone: 800-537-2238
TTY:888-Rx-ABUSE; 800- 595 -4889
Fax: 717-545-9456

Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Family Violence Prevention Fund
383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304
San Francisco, CA 94103-5133
Phone: 800-313-1310
FAX: 415-252-8991

Battered Women’s Justice Project
Minnesota Program Development, Inc
1801 Nicollet Ave, Suite 102
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 800-903-0111, ext.1
Phone: 612-824-8768
Fax: 612-824-8965

Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Child Protection, and Custody
NCJFCJ
P.O. Box 8970
Reno, NV 89507
Office: 775-784-6012
Phone: 800-527-3223
Fax: 775-784-6628
Email: [email protected]
They are only a resource center for professionals and agencies.

Battered Women’s Justice Project
c/o National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
125 South 9th Street, Suite 302
Philadelphia, PA 19107
TOLL-FREE: 800-903-0111 ext. 3
Phone: 215-351-0010
FAX: 215-351-0779
National Clearinghouse is a national resource and advocacy center providing assistance to women defendants, their defense attorneys, and other members of their defense teams in an effort to insure justice for battered women charged with crimes.

National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape
2325 Oak Street
Berkeley, CA 94708
Phone: 510-524-1582

Faith Trust Institute
(Formerly Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence)
2400 N. 45th Street #10
Seattle , WA 98103
Phone: 206-634-1903, ext. 10
Fax: 206-634-0115
Email: [email protected]

National Network to End Domestic Violence
2001 S Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-543-5566
HOTLINE:800-799-SAFE (7233)
TTY: 800-787-3224
FAX: 202-543-5626

Other Helpful Sites:

Womenspace National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women
1212 Stuyvesant Ave.
Trenton, NJ 08618
Phone: 609-394-0136
24 Hour Mercer County Hotline: 609-394-9000
Fax:609-396-1093
Email: [email protected]

Counseling & Support Services
1860 Brunswick Ave.
Lawrenceville, NJ 086448
Phone: 609-394-2532 

• 2011 Colorado Domestic Violence Treatment Providers By County