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January 2011

Domestic Violence Courts: Pretrial and Courthouse Safety

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This webpage emphasizes the need to implement pretrial and courthouse safety planning for survivors, and offers recommended steps for creating such a safety plan.
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Researching and Rethinking Sex Trafficking: The Movement of Chinese Women to Asia and the United States for Commercial Sex

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The research examined reasons for moving to other countries for commercial sex work, the social structure of the commercial sex and trafficking business, economic aspects of smuggling, trafficking, and prostitution, and understand the social patterns for these Chinese women.
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April 2010

Prosecuting Elder Abuse Cases

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This article describes the challenges in prosecuting for elder abuse, laws that specifically protect elders, and offers suggestion for improving the handling of elder abuse cases. A collaborative and multidisciplinary approach is emphasized.
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January 2010

Elder Abuse Emerges from the Shadows of Public Consciousness

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This article describes two studies that use scientific criteria to distinguish accidental bruising from abusive bruising. The article also discusses barriers to intervening in or responding to abuse and emphasizes collaboration between prosecutors and victim-witness advocates.
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Understanding Intimate Partner Stalking: Implications For Offering Victim Services

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There is a dearth of information to guide best practices in dealing with victims of intimate partner stalking. To help fill this knowledge gap, this study describes the experience of intimate partner stalking, as it occurs over time, addressing a limitation of the largely cross-sectional and retrospective body of research on the topic.
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June 2009

Practical Implications of Current Domestic Violence Research for Law Enforcement, Prosecutors and Judges

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The purpose of this work is to describe to practitioners what the research tells us about domestic violence, including its perpetrators and victims, the impact of current responses to it and, more particularly, the implications of that research for day-to-day, real-world responses to domestic violence by law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges.
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Statewide Study of Stalking and Its Criminal Justice Response

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Consequently, it is unclear whom law enforcement identifies as stalkers, for what activities, and how the criminal justice system responds to those identified. More important, it is unknown if the under-identification and charging of stalking make any difference, specifically whether or not they compromise victim safety and/or offender accountability. The research was designed to answer the following questions:
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April 2009

Sex Offender Registration and Notification: Limited Effects in New Jersey

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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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October 2008

Teen Dating Violence: A Closer Look at Adolescent Romantic Relationships

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This document presents a gender analysis of teen dating violence. The author draws on various studies to examine physical aggression by girls and boys. The authors describe the differences between adult intimate partner violence and teen dating violence and note that applying adult intimate partner violence perspective to teen dating violence is problematic.
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October 2008

Meeting Survivors' Needs: A Multi-State Study of Domestic Violence Shelter Experiences

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This groundbreaking study provides important insights into the role that shelters play in survivors' efforts to escape violence and abuse. Results capture the voices and experiences of over 3,400 shelter residents in 215 programs across eight states.
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Strategies to Prevent Prison Rape by Changing the Correctional Culture

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The finding in particularÑzero tolerance for sexual violence and other predatory behaviorÑwas cited as the foundation for successful programs.
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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.