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November 2008

Legislative Trends in Sex Offender Management

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This resource document provides lawmakers and other interested parties, such as agency directors, court officials, and criminal justice practitioners with an overview of legislative trends in sex offender management, the intended objectives of the laws, and key research exploring the impact of these policy initiatives.
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  • Training Tools
October 2008

Helping Young Children (Birth to Five) Who Are Homeless

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This presentation outlines some of the challenges facing homeless children, and explains the McKinney-Vento Act and how it can help children. The document also has information about Early Childhood Special Education and Headstart.
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October 2008

Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Birth to Age 18

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This document gives basic information on the numbers and percentages of children living in low-income and poor families. Data includes information on employment, education, family structure, age, race and ethnicity, immigrant status, and geography.
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October 2008

Intimate Partner Violence: Encouraging Disclosure and Referral in the Primary Care Setting

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This article discusses the critical role of primary care providers in identifying intimate partner violence and facilitating referrals through routine inquiry, ongoing dialogue, and establishing patient trust.
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October 2008

A State by State Report on Children's Health: Family Income and Education More Important than Medical Care

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This article discusses a report released that reveals the degree to which a children's health is determined by the circumstances into which they are born.
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September 2008

Treatment and Reentry Practices for Sex Offenders: An Overview of States

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This report attempts to address these issues by providing an overview and analysis of existing treatment and reentry practices for sex offenders who are involved with the criminal justice system. It focuses, specifically, on four broad areas of practice: treatment in prison, treatment under community supervision, reentry programming, and community supervision
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August 2008

Overview of Domestic Violence (DV) Risk Assessment Instruments (Frequently Asked Questions)

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This paper describes several risk assessment instruments available to the corrections community, and addresses frequently asked questions regarding implementation and other considerations.
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August 2008

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007

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This annual report covers income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the U.S. Each main section includes highlights and discussion by race/ethnicity, nativity, age, and region. State level data is provided.
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August 2008

Balancing Obligations: Serving Teen Victims and Mandated Reporting of Statutory Rape

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This paper provides information about statutory rape and mandatory reporting laws for statutory rape. It discusses obstacles faced by service providers with regards to confidentiality and reporting and provides suggestions for overcoming them.
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July 2008

Sex Offender Residency Restrictions: How Mapping Can Inform Policy

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Such analysis can show whether a proposed law is feasible to enforce, and jurisdictions with a residency law already in place can use GIS data in order to assess whether the specified exclusion zones result in a lack of housing options for sex offenders.
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July 2008

CPS: Closing the Distance Between Domestic Violence Advocacy and Child Protective Services

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This article explains collaboration efforts between domestic violence agencies and CPS in Oregon. Additionally, it gives detailed observations from a first-person perspective and includes resources (including a report by Ellen Pence and Terri Taylor of Praxis International).
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June 2008

The National Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification (Final Guidelines)

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These guidelines provide a new comprehensive set of minimum standards for sex offender registration and notification in the United States. These guidelines were issued to provide guidance and assistance to covered jurisdictions in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the principal U.S. territories, and Indian tribal governments in implementing the SORNA standards in their registration and notification programs