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An Online Resource Library on Domestic & Sexual Violence

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When Men Kill Women: An Analysis of the 1996 Homicide Data

"When Men Kill Women" has sections on: debunking the myth of the stranger lurking in the alley and exposing the reality of a husband or boyfriend with a gun; a summary of key findings; and conclusions around domestic violence and gun access. Two tables chart female homicides by state and other pages provide separate information for each U.S state.

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000: Trafficking in Persons Report

This is the second annual report to the U.S. Congress on the status of severe forms of trafficking in persons worldwide; it is required by the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. The report compiles 89 source, transit or destination countries where there was credible evidence of at least 100 trafficking victims; it ranks these countries into three tiers, according to their efforts to address human trafficking.

Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation

This fact sheet provides a brief overview of sex trafficking of women and children in the Americas and explores the life-threatening health consequences of this type of human trafficking.

The Sexual Victimization of College Women

It also explores why women did not report crimes to police, and the circumstances surrounding the crime, including the relationship between victim and attacker, and the protective actions the woman attempted.

Among its statistics, it found that in an average school year (a 7 month period):

People with Disabilities and Sexual Assault

The document's introduction provides a context for the information, noting that "misperceptions and stereotypes about people with disabilities and a subsequent history of oppression also put people with disabilities at an increased risk to experience sexual assault."

Older Women: Hidden Sexual Abuse Victims

In several studies, the offenders were most often male relatives of the victim (e.g. an adult son, husband) and a frequent form of abuse was vaginal rape of women and anal rape of men. With respect U.S. state law on marital rape, it reports that some states that have criminalized marital rape still "exclude husbands if their wives have temporary or permanent mental or physical disabilities".

Comments to Consider when using this piece:

Recidivism of Sex Offenders

This resource summarizes research on the re-offense rates of sex offenders and explores issues in defining recidivism. It focuses primarily on adult male offenders, describing factors and conditions that appear to be associated with reduced sexual offending.

Juveniles Who Have Sexually Offended: A Review of the Professional Literature

Forward: "The authors of Juveniles Who Have Sexually Offended have diligently mined the research literature to provide a comprehensive and annotated account of the characteristics of juveniles who commit sex offenses and their families, and the type of offenses they commit. A broad array of clinical assessment tools, including psychological testing, are described, and a thorough discussion of recidivism rates and issues is presented. The Report concludes with a review of treatment approaches and settings and a look at program assessment.

Facts: Sexual Violence for the World Report on Violence and Health

"Sexual violence is a serious public health problem affecting millions of people each year worldwide. It is driven by many factors operating in a range of social, cultural and economic contexts."

This fact sheet pulls from selected national studies to describe the global epidemic of sexual violence in the following categories:

  • The Extent of the Problem
  • The Consequences of Sexual Violence
  • What are the Risk Factors for Sexual Violence?
  • What Can be Done to Prevent Sexual Violence?

Sexual Violence Reported by Correctional Authorities, 2004

Although data are limited to incidents reported to correctional authorities during 2004, the survey provides an understanding of how administrators respond to sexual violence. The survey also collects basic counts of substantiated incidents, characteristics of victims and perpetrators, and sanctions imposed."

Sexual Violence: Fact Sheet

The factsheet has sections covering: prevalence and incidence; risk factors; and consequences including pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, physical injury, emotional trauma, and death.

The factsheet concludes with with examples of a few promising primary prevention programs. Studies referenced were published between 1999-2005.

Rape and Sexual Assault: Reporting to Police and Medical Attention, 1992-2000

As abstracted by BJS, it "presents information on the consequences of rape and sexual assault for female victims. The study provides the percentages of completed rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault of females that were reported to the police in 1992-2000. The report provides the percentage of victims that were injured and treated from a completed rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.

Date Rape: A Hidden Crime

The paper discusses "prevention measures that range from a change in the formulation of Rohypnol, which has been misused as a "date rape drug", through to a description of school and community activities concerned with the prevention of violence." [ From tandi157.html]

This report was published by the Australian Institute of Criminology as No. 157 of their paper series "Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice".

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2003

This report includes findings from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, with data on the health risk activities of students grade 9-12 in the following categories: tobacco use; unhealthy dietary behaviors; inadequate physical activity; alcohol and drug use; sexual behaviors; and behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence.

Please Note - An erratum has been published for this issue: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5424a6.htm

The Validity and Use of Evidence Concerning Battering and Its Effects in Criminal Trials

"The passage of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 signaled a significant change in our Nation's efforts to control and prevent crimes such as domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The Act offers direction for a new collaborative approach among law enforcement, prosecutors, the courts and the judiciary, and the medical and health community, social service agencies, community leaders, and the private sector.