Student Projects
Clinic students are involved in a wide range of projects, including conducting research and needs assessment, drafting legislation, and preparing resource materials.
Examples of student work:
Legislative/Policy
- Assisted Office of NY Assemblymember Sam Hoyt
- Created a brochure on Gay and Lesbian Domestic Violence Forum
- Court and/or law enforcement evaluations for Erie, Monroe and Niagara Counties
- Developed a training/resource manual for use throughout New York
- Assisted counties in the development and implementation of countywide protocols
- Participated in countywide task forces, conducted training and presentations on a variety of topics related to family violence
- Developed an automated phone information system for hospital ERs
- Assisted in the development of web-sites and training videos
Research
- Conducted evaluation studies for community based task forces
- Conducted a study of the Erie County District Attorney's Office BE SAFE Project
- Conducted Intimate Homicide Review for Erie County
- Conducted Victim Focus Groups
- Conducted an Audit of the City of Rochester's criminal justice system response to domestic violence
- Assisted in LGBTQ research
Other
- Assisted Orleans Public Defender's Office in New Orleans, Louisiana in the pilot project which provided pre-trial services to defendants.
- Developed a policy for prosecutors in responding to battered women charged as defendants
- Developed culturally specific resources for use in Family Court
- Presented research on urban farms and green zoning issues to the Mayor of the City Niagara Falls. This community economic development project was conducted by the Clinic for Carolyn's House, a supported housing facility for homeless women and their children.
- Students administer a pro-se legal clinic for domestic violence victims in conjunction with Volunteers Lawyer Project and Haven House
- Students have also developed award-winning educational videos explaining the criminal and civil court procedures
- Created a training video for health-care professionals