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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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January 2011
The Faces of Fatality: Overview, Findings and Recommendations of the Florida Attorney General's Statewide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team
Publisher(s):This document presents a project report and recommendations from the Florida’s statewide fatality review team.
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- Training Tools
January 2011
Denver Sexual Assault Response Protocol
Publisher(s): This protocol from the Sexual Assault Interagency Council provides direction for professionals, counselors, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and other individuals in Denver who interact with victims of sexual assault, and a framework for the evaluation of their efforts.
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January 2011
Civil Protective Orders Effective in Stopping or Reducing Partner Violence: Challenges Remain in Rural Areas with Access and Enforcement
Publisher(s):This brief examines urban and rural differences in the community context of partner violence and the effectiveness of protective orders. The study uses data from an urban area and a rural area in Central Appalachia in Kentucky.
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December 2010
A Social Worker’s Role in Elder Abuse Cases: Reporting, Holistic Assessment and Resources
Publisher(s):This recorded webinar describes how legal services lawyers and social workers work together in elder abuse cases.
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December 2010
Up to Us: Lessons learned and goals for change after thirteen years of the Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review
Publisher(s):This sixth and final biennial report draws on the lessons learned by the Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review (DVFR) after more than a decade of analysis and community conversation, and it sets out eleven goals for change.
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December 2010
Best Practices for Lawyers Assisting Pro Se Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking With Civil Protection Cases Manual
Publisher(s): These guidelines are intended to reflect the best national practices that may be used by civil lawyers who provide no-cost assistance to pro se victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking in civil protection order cases.
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November 2010
Telling Amy's Story
Publisher(s):This is the 15 minute version of a full-length film that follows the timeline of a domestic violence homicide that occurred in central Pennsylvania on November 8, 2001. This story illustrates the importance of the fatality review process in the prevention of intimate partner homicide.
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September 2010
The U Visa and How It Can Protect Workers
Publisher(s):This article explains how undocumented immigrant workers who are victims of crime can benefit from the U Visa. \
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September 2010
The Earthquake in Sexual Assault Response: Police Leadership Can Increase Victim Reporting to Hold More Perpetrators Accountable
This article the authors provide information to help law enforcement personnel and other community professionals design a response system that goes beyond simple compliance with the "letter of the law" and actually create a model for best practices that achieve the honorable "spirit of the law" enacted with this VAWA 2005 provision.
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July 2010
Lifecourse Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence and Help-Seeking among Filipina, Indian, and Pakistan Women: Implications for Justice System Responses
Publisher(s):This report presents research findings on Asian battered women's help-seeking from the Criminal Justice system (CJS) and other programs and offers recommendations to the CJS for enhancing their responses to IPV in Asian communities.
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July 2010
Handbook for legislation on Violence Against Women
Publisher(s):This handbook is intended to assist States and other stakeholders in enhancing existing or developing new laws to protect women. Included here are a summary of international and legal policy framework, a model framework for legislation on VAW, and a checklist of steps to be taken when drafting the legislation.
*See also: Supplement: Harmful practices Against Women by the United Nations (March 2011)
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June 2010
Sexting: Youth Practices and Legal Implications
Publisher(s):This document addresses legal and practical issues related to sexting. It discusses the statutory and constitutional framework for child pornography and obscenity, and reviews current and pending legislation meant to address sexting.