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This document contains important information on common assumptions, both true and false, about sex offenders and their victims. Statistics and characteristics of adult and juvenile sex offenders are also included.

The author explores the history of sex offender registries and the research (or lack thereof) on sex offender registries, listed offenders, community reactions, and consequences of registries.

This project recruited and trained bicultural-bilingual advocates from area ethnic communities to provide assistance to victims and initiate outreach and awareness activities in their communities. Assistance to 6 provide

This report highlights the efforts of the international community to combat human trafficking and encourages foreign governments to take action against all forms of human trafficking.

Note: Updates to this report are available at www.state.gov/g/tip

Content includes:

Section 1 - Key Policy Mandates Impacting Law Enforcement: Legislation Targeting Sex Offenders
Section 2 - Observations from the Field: Operational Challenges for Law Enforcement Executives
Section 3 - An Operational Response: Citizen Support in Managing Sex Offenders
Section 4 - Assistance to Law Enforcement: Addressing Challenges and Future Directions
Section 5 - National Initiatives and Other Resource Materials

The purpose of this brief is to provide a broad overview of current research, professional literature, and practice trends relative to treatment for sexually abusive individuals, in an attempt to better illuminate this rather complex topic for those who have a stake in sex offender management.

It identifies the key questions to ask when evaluating a research report, explains why the answers matter and offers tips on where to find the information in the body of the report."

"These recommendations are designed for use both by anyone intending to do research on domestic violence against women (such as investigators, project co-ordinators and others implementing such research), and also by those initiating or reviewing such research (such as donors, research ethical committees etc.). The guidelines focus on the specific ethical and safety issues associated with planning and conducting research on this topic.

In addition to providing a list of organizations working on this issue, it also lists the following types of resources:

• Periodicals
• Books
• Journal Articles
• Newspaper Articles
• Newsletter Articles
• Directories

The survey included 474 young mothers in Chicago at two Illinois Department of Human Services Teen Parent Services sites and two community-based health clinics.

Findings indicated that 55% of the young women had experienced domestic violence at the hands of their boyfriends during the previous 12 months. In addition, 51% of the young women reported experiencing at least one form of birth control sabotage from their boyfriends, and 21% of the young women had experienced some form of work or school-related sabotage.