Domestic Violence Content Topic Results
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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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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
October 2007
Child Custody and Visitation Decisions in Domestic Violence Cases: Legal Trends, Risk Factors, and Safety Concerns (Revised 2007)
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
Describes major legal and social trends surrounding custody and visitation decisions and the social science evidence supporting the need to consider domestic violence. Recommendations for custody and visitation decisions are explored.
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- General Material
September 2007
How to Improve Your Investigation and Prosecution of Strangulation Cases
Publisher(s):This paper highlights results of a study examining 300 strangulation cases, 89% of which involved domestic violence.
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- General Material
September 2007
Working with Men and Boys to End Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This position paper delineates the principles with Alianza employs in its efforts to engage men in prevention programming, based on the belief that the eradication of domestic violence requires the ongoing and committed participation of all genders.
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- General Material
September 2007
Confidentiality: An Advocate's Guide
Publisher(s):Confidentiality and privilege are key to keeping battered women safe and represent the cornerstones of all successful advocacy and shelter programs. This guide is intended to familiarize advocates with a variety of laws, policies, requirements, and best practices on the topic of confidentiality.
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- General Material
August 2007
Department of Defense Instruction 6400.06: Domestic Abuse Involving DoD Military and Certain Affiliated Personnel
Publisher(s):This link provides an overview of DoD's domestic abuse policy including information on restricted and unrestricted reporting.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
August 2007
Domestic Violence and Occupational Homicides
Publisher(s):This presentation describes the results of a CDC-funded project (1999-2005) to quantify the magnitude of IPV in females in Kentucky, characterize its nature, and measure health and mental health outcome.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
August 2007
Engendering Change: Transforming Gender Roles in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
Publisher(s):The report emphasizes cultural relevancy in batterer intervention programs.
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- General Material
July 2007
The Validity of Risk Assessments for Intimate Partner violence: A Meta-Analysis
Publisher(s):This meta-analysis reviews the predictive accuracy of different approaches and tools that are used to assess the risk of recidivism for male spousal assault offenders.
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- General Material
July 2007
Gender Justice: A citizen's guide to gender accountability at international financial institutions
Publisher(s):Although publicly-funded International Financial Institutions (IFIs) have missions to reduce poverty and promote economic growth, IFI projects often ignore gender inequality and increase poverty, prostitution, and HIV/AIDS, particularly among women and girls.
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- General Material
June 2007
Model Protocol on Confidentiality When Working with Battered Women
Publisher(s):This model protocol on confidentiality covers definitions, federal and state obligations, recommended policy and procedure, training, protecting confidentiality of immigrant and refugee women, and dealing with the media. It also contains sample forms for releases.
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- General Material
May 2007
Children First: A Guide for Service Providers Working with Children Exposed to Family Violence
Publisher(s):This manual reviews programming issues and considerations for children 12 years and younger affected by intimate partner violence. It contains information that could be helpful for service providers in developing or modifying children’s programming.
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- General Material
April 2007
Overview of Homelessness in Minnesota 2006: Key Facts from the Statewide Survey
Publisher(s):Drawn from interviews with more than 3,000 homeless adults and youth throughout Minnesota, this research describes some of the causes, effects and circumstances surrounding homelessness.