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Winter 2013 (PDF 168KB)
Domestic homicides do not occur in a vacuum, What's new, Case summaries, Volunteer notes, Thumbs up/thumbs down, Get involved--volunteer!, 2012 WATCH supporters, Other Recognitions

Archives

Autumn 2012 (PDF 180KB)
Everyone is (still) entitled to my opinion, What's new, Case summaries, Volunteer notes, Other notes

Spring 2012 (PDF 201KB)
The myths of rape and the criminal justice system, Transition time at WATCH, Sexual violence myths and facts, Engaging men in ending violence, Volunteer Spotlight, Thumbs up/thumbs down, Volunteer notes, A sad farewell to Marna, Case summaries, Join us to honor Vicki Seliger Swenson at Gold WATCH 2012, Local Courthouse Safety Act

Winter 2012 (PDF 192KB)
Is courthouse safety too much to ask?, What’s new, Case summaries, Volunteer notes, Thumbs up/thumbs down, 2011 WATCH supporters, 2011 grants awarded, In-kind donations, WATCH volunteers

Autumn 2011 (PDF 192KB)
Chronology of an offender: Chad Layne Pieper, What’s new, Safety or baby food, a choice no parent should have to make, Thumbs up/thumbs down, Case summaries, Volunteer notes, Honoring victim self identity

Summer 2011 (PDF 168KB)
Earning people's trust every day, Case Summaries, Monthly giving — donating made easy, Volunteer Notes, UN report urges justice system reform and monitoring to increase women's access and participation

Spring 2011 (PDF 196KB)
Misdemeanor domestic violence in suburban courts, Case summaries, Volunteer notes, Thumbs up and down, message from WATCH founder Susan Lenfestey

Winter 2011 (PDF 151KB)
Enforce gun laws, Case summaries, Volunteer notes, 2010 donors and volunteers

Autumn 2010 (PDF 169 KB)
Offender chronology: Eric Keprice Richard, Changes in judicial selection, Volunteer notes, In memory of Gary Joselyn

Summer 2010 (PDF 147 KB)
WATCHing with a wider lens, Case summaries, Volunteer notes

Spring 2010 (PDF 179 KB)
Report: Reasonable efforts or unrealistic expectations: a look at Hennepin County child protection cases; WATCH Guidebook: Gaining access to your court and court records; Volunteer notes

Winter 2010 (PDF 134 KB)
Media coverage of domestic violence; 2009 Program summary; Volunteer notes

Autumn 2009 (PDF 143 KB)
Gender fairness and domestic violence; Case summaries; Familicide; Volunteer notes

Summer 2009 (PDF 131KB)
Nice Guys prostitution ring; Case summaries; Volunteer notes

Spring 2009 (PDF 211KB)
Report: Why strangulation should not be minimized; Offender chronology: Scott Allen Youngmark; Volunteer notes; Court monitoring to address sexual assault; National training

Winter 2009 (PDF 138KB)
Business as usual can lead to tragedy; Case summaries; 2008 volunteers and supporters

Autumn 2008 (PDF 250KB)
National Walk-in for justice; Monitoring child protection cases; Case summaries; Judicial forum; Court curriculum launched

Summer 2008 (PDF203KB)
Offender chronology: Shaun David Young; Gone on arrival cases; National walk-in gains momentum

Spring 2008 (PDF205KB)
National walk-in for justice; Rape a crime not sex; OFP myths; Contract for change; Case summaries

Winter 2008 (PDF756KB)
Report: Criminal justice system evaluates WATCH; 2007 volunteers and donors; Case summaries; Stalking awareness; Courtroom delays

Fall 2007 (PDF371KB)
Offender Chronology: Kenneth Carter; Cameras in courtrooms; Gun removal pilot project; Michigan courtwatch

Summer 2007 (PDF 212KB)
Do tight budgets mean loose justice?; National recognition; Case summaries

Spring 2007 (PDF 352KB)
Offender Chronology: Andrew Billingsley; Communication is key when the public is waiting

Winter 2007 (PDF 548KB)
Report: The impact of Minnesota's felony strangulation law; 2006  year in review; In memory of Lois Bishop

Fall 2006 (PDF 368KB)
Culture of violence spawns killings; Enhance murder convictions; Offender Chronology: Bobo Family

Summer 2006 (PDF 260KB)
Report: The impact of victim impact statements; Girls leading the way to a better world; Report: Review of Hennepin County domestic violence court; Case summaries

Spring 2006 (PDF 212KB)
Sexual assault and the courts; Sexual assault and native women; Sexual assault policy; Response from the bench to Winter 2006 family court article

Winter 2006 (PDF 357KB)
Family court; National technical assistance and training; Digital storytelling for survivors; 2005 year in review

Fall 2005 (PDF 330KB)
Administrative probation; Monitoring for racial justice; Issues in sexual assault trials

Summer 2005 (PDF 153KB)
Offender chronology: Leonard Clifton Gallion; Strangulation in domestic violence; Case summaries; Role of WATCH monitors

Spring 2005 (PDF 150KB)
Offender chronology: Charles Edward Kennedy, Felony domestic strangulation legislation;  Eye on justice initiative

Winter 2005 (PDF 166KB)
Heeding early warnings of domestic homicide; WATCH travels to Bulgaria; Court monitoring in rural Minnesota

Summer 2004 (PDF 163KB)
Homicides of women and children in Minnesota; Defending public access to the courts; Case summaries

Winter 2004 (PDF 202KB)
Offender chronology: Johnnie Bloodsaw, Jr.; 2003 donors and volunteers; Letter from Hennepin County Chief Judge Kevin Burke

Spring 2003 (PDF 232KB)
Issues in orders for protection; The red wave of WATCH; 2002 donors and volunteers

Winter 2003 (PDF 448KB)
Remembering Sheila Wellstone;  Hennepin County domestic violence court; Outcomes of misdemeanor domestic violence cases in Minneapolis