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An Online Resource Library on Domestic & Sexual Violence
An introduction to the dynamics, prevalence and consequences of teen dating violence, this packet examines current provision of support services for teens and presents information about a variety of promising prevention /intervention strategies.
"Over time, the term 'battering' has come to be used more or less synonymously with physical violence by an individual against an intimate partner, which has obscured the complexity of its original meaning - a pattern of coercive control, intimidation, and oppression that women experience at the hands of male lovers and spouses.
This webpage examines fatal and non-fatal violence by intimates (current or former spouses, girlfriends, or boyfriends) since the redesign of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) in 1993. Data from 1993 to 2005 are examined in addition to aggregated data from 2001 to 2005.
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This fact sheet from the National Center on Sexual Behavior of Youth offers information about female adolescent sex offenders based on the limited research that is available. The information provided includes characteristics of this population as well as assessment and treatment issues.
This fact sheet from the National Center on Sexual Behavior of Youth contains information about the available research on adolescent sex offenders and also addresses issues related to community safety and supervision.
This fact sheet provides information about children who demonstrate developmentally inappropriate or aggressive sexual behavior. It addresses some common myths about this population and provides findings from research on the issue.
This newsletter looks at the history, realities, and possible futures of the domestic violence movement.
This fact sheet from the National Center on Sexual Behavior of Youth offers information on myths and facts about adolescent sex offenders.
