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This paper outlines risk and liability issues related to Internet use by domestic violence organizations, suggests risk-management guidelines to protect them from liability, and includes recommendations to further understanding re: online services.

Sections are included on: the definition, nature and extent of cyberstalking; protecting children from on-line dangers; a comparision of online and offline stalking; examples of actual stalking incidents; and evidence that suggests that stalking is a growing problem with some agencies citing that 20% of their annual stalking caseload involved cyberstalking.

Summarizes findings on public attitudes toward the availability and use of individuals' criminal history records outside of the criminal justice system.

U.S. Hotlines & 911 Information

 
 
If you are in immediate danger, dial 911 on a telephone.

 
 
Dialing 911 in U.S.A. and Canada will contact emergency services - police, ambulance, fire. A prefix may be required to dial 911 from a hotel room or within an office building, etc.

Note: Please see VAWnet's U.S. Map of State/Territory Coalitions for state hotline numbers where available.

This newsletter of the National Sexual Assault Coalition Resource Sharing Project focuses on the ways that Sexual Assault Coalitions are building capacity for community collaborations as well as collaborations with governmental entities.

This fact sheet provides information on the link between homelessness and sexual violence, the barriers homeless face in receiving services, and what rape crisis centers can do to meet the needs of the homeless. It provides general information on the topic as well as information and statistics specific to Pennsylvania.

This document describes two of the basic choices that must be made when designing an evaluation. The first is about the choice of an evaluation’s design. The second concerns choosing a quantitative, qualitative, or mixed approach.

It discusses the fact that many promising sexual assault prevention strategies have not been evaluated, specifically prograns that are targerted for younger children and provide opportunties for primary prevention.

The report also poses questions for future reseach in this area including research on risk factors for both victimization and perptration.

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The Research Proposal Application Form can be completed by the researcher and includes detailed instructions and general policies.& The Research Proposal Evaluation Form can be used internally by the organization to evaluate the proposal.