Training
Guidebooks
Download a FREE guidebook! These "how to" guides take you through a step-by-step process on one of WATCH's specific monitoring strategies.
Providing Feedback to Your Courts
Gaining Access to Your Courts and Court Records
Guide to Writing Case Summaries
Guide to Creating Defendant Chronologies
Guide to Creating a Judicial Candidate Forum
Tip Sheets
Check out these handy
1-page reference sheets.
The WATCH philosophy
Court monitoring basics
Tips on starting a court monitoring program
Funding your court monitoring program
Sample Forms and Reports
Need help creating your monitoring forms? Here are examples of WATCH's forms:
Basic Monitoring Form
Order for Protection Monitoring Form
Trial Monitoring Form
DV Court Form
Felony Arraignment Form
Sentencing Form
Probation Violation Form
View/download a WATCH report as a model you can replicate. WATCH staff are also available to present to you or your staff about our research topics. Call (612) 341-2747 or e-mail.
Manuals
WATCH manuals provide over 200 pages of step-by-step information to help you grow and strengthen your program. Click for descriptions.
Developing a
Court Monitoring Program
Managing Court
Monitor Volunteers
Webinars
Learn about court monitoring from the comfort of your own office. WATCH provides webinar training on a wide variety of topics including:
Starting a court monitoring program
Managing court monitor volunteers
Providing feedback to your courts
Writing defendant chronologies
Specific training on monitoring sexual assault cases, family courts, and order for protection hearings
Contact Kate Hovde for more information or to schedule a webinar.