Material Listing

This chart offers an easy-to-use "If you want to search for..." then "Choose..." format for specific file types, search logic, options, results, and speciality searches.

This 2-pager provides an overview of the history of how Boolean logic became the conventional basis for searching most computerized systems. Each operator is outlined, describing what it does and when to use it. Offers both simple and complex strategies.

This article provides a detailed explanation of how Boolean logic works, offering examples of each operator and the results it may produce when used in an online search. It covers full, implied, and predetermined language, offering examples of queries, and provides a selected list of search engines based on each.

This article provides a short, concise description of how to use symbols (+, -, ", *) and Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) in constructing search language to produce more relevant results.

Topics include: social networking, RSS, google searching, podcasts, blogging, and more.

This fact sheet defines human trafficking and addresses issues such as the extent of human trafficking in the United States, the ways in which trafficking affects schools, how to identify a victim of human trafficking, and how to report suspected human trafficking.

This annual report on the incidence and prevalence of sexual violence within correctional facilities analyzes administrative reports of sexual violence behind bars.

"This study provides important information regarding the lifetime prevalence, past year prevalence, characteristics, and mental health impact of rape among adult women residing in U.S. households as well as among U.S. female college students. The study also provides the first and most comprehensive national data on the prevalence, characteristics, and impact of drug and alcohol facilitated rape and incapacitated rape among U.S. adult women and U.S. college women."

Recommendations for further research, policy and practice are also provided.

This Human Rights Watch report takes an in-depth look into the current sex offender laws in the US and offers a critique of such laws as well as recommendations and model programs. Issues related to juvenile offenders, residency restriction, offender registration, community notification, and internet registries are also discussed.

The focus is on the importance of nurturing children and promoting healthy behaviors.

This technical assistance resource from the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape provides statistics on sexual assault in trans communities, addresses the lack of trans-specific services and barriers that transgender individuals may face in accessing services, and provides guidance for advocates.

"In 2005, according to the most recent data available from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's unpublished Supplementary Homicide Report, 1,858 females were murdered by males in single victim/single offender incidents. Where weapon use could be determined, firearms were the most common weapon used by males to murder females (887 of 1,713 homicides or 52 percent). Of these, 72 percent (637 of 887) were committed with handguns.

This&issue&of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Vol. 56, No. RR-7)&provides a summary of findings from a review of evidence concerning the effectiveness of universal school-based violence prevention programs.

This bulletin, distributed by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, presents findings from a process evaluation of exemplary violence prevention and drug prevention programs that have been evaluated in rigorous, controlled trials. Critical components of program implementation are identified.

This guide identifies six key components of child sexual abuse prevention for organizations. It includes prevention goals and critical strategies for each component. Suggestions for addressing challenges and tools to help organizations get started are also provided.

This 3-page summary describes 4 major perspectives on sexual violence: public health; risk factors; social change; and law and criminal justice.

It covers the issues teachers themselves may need to confront as presenters of this difficult material, as well as challenges related to students' potential reactions to it. At the end is a document explaining Colorado law on teachers' obligation to report sexual contact, abuse & assault.

This document from the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault explores the history of sexual assault prevention efforts from the 1970s to the present, covering the major debates, players, institutional responses and public reactions to the movement.

"The document provides conceptual, policy and practical suggestions on how to implement each of the six country-level activities, and promotes a multi-sectoral, data-driven and evidence-based approach."

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"This article describes theoretical frameworks, including two public health models, that can inform the future development of domestic violence prevention strategies. It also provides examples of innovative prevention strategies currently being implemented across the country, and discusses results from evaluations, when available." (134)

This article focuses on the need to include men in efforts to end violence against women.& The author provides information on educational strategies that are primary prevention focused, best practices, and information on the importance of evaluation.

Although this plan was written for Oregon, it contains information and recommendations that can be used by anyone working to prevent sexual violence in their community.

Contents include:

• Keeping Children and Youth Safe
• Educating Children for Prevention
• Educating Adults in the Congregation
• Support for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
• Guidelines for Involving Sex Offenders
• Youth Who May be Abusers

Teleconference facilitated by Allison Randall of the National Network to End Domestic Violence. The collection of associated articles address the numerous complex difficulties victims of domestic violence face in obtaining and maintaining housing.

The collection of documents address legislation aimed at both legal and illegal immigrants and its potentially harmful effects on victims of domestic violence and trafficking. The documents also provide additional resources for research and assistance.