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March 2015

Resource List: Working More Effectively with Law Enforcement to Obtain U visa Certifications

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This resource list from ASISTA includes national resources, including webpages dedicated to U visa certification issues and ways to work more effectively with law enforcement.
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March 2015

Women's Voices: Latinas, Intimate Partner Violence & Immigration Policy (U-Visa)

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The aim of this study was to better understand the experience of Latinas who were recipients of the U-Visa and had been victims of domestic violence. While obtaining legal documentation was critical to becoming economically self-sufficient, this study provides a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges that immigrant survivors face in the U-Visa process, as well as gaps in services.
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February 2015

The Highly Trained Batterer: Prevention, Investigation and Prosecution of Officer-Involved Domestic Violence

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This article discusses the dynamics and tactics commonly encountered in officer-involved domestic violence.
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January 2015

State and Local Bar Associations

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This directory links to the contact information of many state and local bar associations. A bar association is a professional organization of attorneys who practice law in the same county, city, or state, or who practice law in a particular topic area (for example: family law). Some bar associations are voluntary, while others require that all attorneys practicing in that location or practicing that area of law are members.
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January 2015

Why Opposing Hyper-Incarceration Should be Central to the Work of the Anti-Domestic Violence Movement

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This law review advances the argument that activists working to combat domestic violence should advocate against the current system of mass incarceration.
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January 2015

United Nations Police Gender Toolkit: Standarised Best Practices on Gender Mainstreaming in Peacekeeping

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In three modules, this resource covers lessons on how to apply gender concepts to policing; how to develop a police gender strategy and action plan; how to assist the host state police in developing and implementing a gender equality policy and recruiting female police officers; and how to establish special police units to address sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).
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January 2015

Culture, Language, and Access: Key Considerations for Serving Deaf Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence

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This document offers a framework for understanding and addressing the unmet needs of Deaf survivors that is rooted in a cultural and linguistic perspective.
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January 2015

The Misuse of Police Powers in Officer-Involved Domestic Violence

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This document explores how the power and authority granted to officers to protect the public can lead to the abuse of their power. Recommendations are provided for advocates working with survivors whose batterers are in law enforcement.
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January 2015

Sexual Assault and Rape in the Military: The Invisible Victims of International Gender Crimes at the Front Lines

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This piece argues that that understanding intra-military sexual assault as a violation of customary international law could help lead to reforms in how the prosecution of such cases is handled.
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January 2015

Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project: 12th Annual Report

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This Report features the story of Trisha, a young woman who lost her mother to domestic violence homicide at the tender age of 14.
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January 2015

Developing Policy on Officer-Involved Domestic Violence

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This article discusses various elements that may be considered by police administrators and victim advocates for inclusion in a policy on officer-involved domestic violence.
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January 2015

Latinas’ Perceptions of Law Enforcement: Fear of Deportation, Crime Reporting, and Trust in the System

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This study examines the impact of fear of deportation and trust in the procedural fairness of the justice system on willingness to report violent crime victimization among Latinas in the United States.