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April 2009
Sex Offender Registration and Notification: Limited Effects in New Jersey
Publisher(s):The primary goal of the study was to examine the impact of the law on New Jersey as a whole and each county within the state.
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- General Material
April 2009
Prevention: Ending Violence Through Social Change
Publisher(s):his issue of "The Basics" offers and overview of the basic principles and theories of violence against women prevention, highlighting successful prevention activities and model programs, policies, and social marketing efforts.
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- General Material
April 2009
Inventory of Spousal Violence Risk Assessment Tools Used in Canada
Publisher(s):This report provides descriptions and analyses of assessment tools, investigative checklists, and protocols used by criminal justice personnel in Canada to measure risk in domestic violence cases.
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- General Material
April 2009
The Sweet Tea Southern Queer Men's Collective Statement
Publisher(s):This statement represents the mission statement of a group of queer-identified men as they work to address male privilege, patriarchy, and gendered oppression.
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- Training Tools
April 2009
Interpersonal Violence and Teen Pregnancy: Implications and Strategies for Community-Based Interventions
Publisher(s):This presentation provides information about the association between dating violence and teen pregnancy, challenges faced by pregnant teens who experience abuse, and practice suggestions.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 2009
Enhancing the Safety Net for Individuals and Families: A Summary of Key Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Publisher(s):This resource describes available public benefits included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including SSI, unemployment, tax credits, COBRA continuation coverage, medical assistance, housing, food assistance, and education benefits.
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- General Material
April 2009
Disability and HIV Policy Brief
Publisher(s):World Health Organization (WHO), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
This comprehensive policy brief discusses the actions needed to increase the participation of persons with disabilities in the HIV response and ensure they have access to HIV services which are both tailored to their diverse needs and equal to the services available to others in the community.
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- General Material
March 2009
Juvenile Sex Offenders: Managing and Preventing Future Offenses
Publisher(s):Juveniles commit a significant portion of the sex offenses that occur in the United States each year. They account for up to one-fifth of rapes and one-half of all cases of child molestation committed annually. In a 2000 study, data collected by the Bureau of Justice Statistics indicates that 23 percent of sexual assault offenders were under the age of 18. Boys ages 13 to 17 perpetrate most of the sexual crimes committed by juveniles, but recent studies have shown that girls under age 18 and children under age 13 have also committed sexual offenses.
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- General Material
March 2009
Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Victims of Crime
Publisher(s):This report presents findings about violent crime and property crime experienced by the Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population in the United States.
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March 2009
National Elder Mistreatment Study
Publisher(s):Findings of this nationally representative study showed that more than one in ten respondents experienced some type of abuse or potential neglect in the past year.
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March 2009
Model Form - In the Event of My Death
Publisher(s):This form is meant to provide guidance for programs regarding confidentiality and releasing of information in the event of a program participant’s death.
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- General Material
March 2009
Deaf Culture and Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This PowerPoint presentation offers an overview of the Deaf culture, accessibility challenges faced by Deaf individuals in society, dynamics present for Deaf victims, myths and realities about the Deaf culture among members of the hearing world, and more.