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January 2006
Risk Assessment and Sex Offender Community Supervision: A Context-Specific Framework
Publisher(s):The author points out that the risk assessment and management of sex offenders is heavily influenced by the unique social and political context in which our society views sex crimes and sex offenders.
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January 2006
Community Management of Convicted Sex Offenders: Registration. Electronic Monitoring, Civil Commitment, Mandatory Minimums, and Residency Restrictions
Publisher(s):This is a policy statement on the management of sex offenders that was adopted by the Board of Directors of the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence.
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January 2006
The Civil Protective Order as a Tool for Economic Justice
Publisher(s): This article urges attorneys and advocates for survivors to consider using civil protection orders as a tool for accessing economic justice.
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- Training Tools
January 2006
Breaking the Silence: A Training Manual for Activists, Advocates and Latina Organizers
Publisher(s):This manual suggests strategies for organizing, how to work together as a group, how to ensure that the group stays together, how to start an agency to provide culturally specific services, and how to negotiate and improve the system.
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- General Material
January 2006
Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence: HELPS Screening Tool for Traumatic Brain Injury
Publisher(s):This document discusses the intersection between DV and TBI, lists symptoms and recommendations for working with survivors with TBI, and offers a screening tool to aid in determining if survivors should be seen by a doctor for further evaluation.
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January 2006
"Why are Mami y Papi Fighting?" Latino Youths Perceptions of Why Parents Fight
Publisher(s):This research poster includes the findings from a study that focused on learning about what Latino/a youth believe are the reasons for their parents fights.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
January 2006
Teacher's Guide, Interesting, Fun, and Effective Classroom Activities to Influence Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention
Publisher(s):This guide provides suggestions for class activities that increase awareness of teen dating violence.
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January 2006
The Family Violence Risk Assessment Project and its Domestic Violence Screening Instrument (DVSI-R)
Publisher(s):This Sanctions Update focuses on the DVSI-R: what it is, how it is used in the courts, how it benefits system players and victims, and what the next steps are for refining it even further.
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January 2006
A Community Psychologist's Perspective on Domestic Violence: A Conversation with Julia Perilla, Ph.D.
Publisher(s):In this interview, Julia Perilla presents a community psychologist’s perspective on the definition of domestic violence, describes the importance of understanding the cultural, historical and economic context in which domestic violence occurs, the many ways in which violence can be experienced, and how these forms of violence are linked.
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December 2005
Shelter Health: Essentials of Care for People Living in Shelter
Publisher(s):This document provides guidance on creating shelter environments that are safe and healthy for residents and staff.
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- General Material
December 2005
Caught in the Storm: The Impact of Natural Disasters
Publisher(s):This report explores the disproportionate vulnerability of women in disaster situations.
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December 2005
Domestic Violence Against Older Women: Final Technical Report
Publisher(s):This qualitative study report examines domestic violence in older women. The report presents older women's definition of domestic violence, their views about causes, reporting, interventions, and consequences for perpetrators, and barriers to help seeking.