Material Listing

Categories Include:

• Justice & Related Systems
• Definition & Measurement
• Epidemiology
• Social & Cultural Context
• VAWA Evaluations
• Synthesis of Existing Information
• NIJ Jointly-Funded Projects

Sections include:

• Multicultural Domestic Violence Theories, Approaches, Analyses
• Specific Racial/Ethnic Groups and Domestic Violence
• Social Class: Socio-Economic Status, Related Issues, and Domestic Violence
• Religious Groups and Domestic Violence
• Lesbians
• Social and Personal Change
• Rural Domestic Violence
• Women with Disabilities and Domestic Violence

The report is grounded in stories from around the world of individual woman's and groups of women's experiences of torture and abuse including: so called "honor crimes" of violence for ostensibly bringing shame on the family; domestic violence; sexual abuse in the workplace; experiences when purchased for forced labor, sexual exploitation, forced marriage; accusations of zina (fornication), and a range of torture and systematic indifference by state/government actors in prisons, police stations, during war and in daily life.

This report provides information regarding the General Assembly of the United Nations' adoption of a resolution entitled "In-depth study on all forms of violence against women." The resolution requests the Secretary-General to conduct an in-depth study on all forms and manifestations of violence against women. This report offers background information on data collection, a summary of the discussion and objectives of the expert group meeting, and recommendations for collecting data on violence against women, improving population-based surveys and enhancing service-based data.

"Sexual violence is a significant public health problem in the United States. However, measuring the problem can be difficult due to the lack of consistency in the use of terminology and data elements for sexual violence. Without consistency, we cannot monitor and track trends for sexual violence to determine the scope of the problem.... Better quality and timely incidence and prevalence estimates can be useful for a wide audience, including policymakers, researchers, public health practitioners, victim advocates, service providers, and media professionals."

"If the recommended data elements can be uniformly recorded and the data made available to numerous users, then btter estimates of the incidence and prevalence of IPV can be obtained and problems such as data incompatibility and high costs of collecting, linking, and using the data can be substantially reduced."

Uniform definitions are provided for:

• Involved Parties and Relationships Between Them
• Violence and Associated Terms
• Terms Associated with the Consequences of Violence

The 50 data elements are organized into 4 major sections:

Presents 110 tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).

Includes information about the Uniform Crime Reporting System (UCRS), the National Violence Against Women Survey (NVAW), the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the National Family Violence Survey (NFVS).

This resource page features a compilation of publicly-accessible online data sets on violence against women. National, state, and local data sets tables include live links to data sets, annotations, and related information.

This report offers a glimpse into the ongoing violence against women in Darfur and includes statistics and short stories from survivors. It concludes by giving recommendations for stopping the rapes in Darfur and in the conflicts throughout the world.

The protocol is intended to assist jurisdictions in developing a response that is sensitive to victims of sexual assault and promotes offender accountability.

In 2004, according to the most recent data available from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's unpublished Supplementary Homicide Report, firearms were the most common weapon used by males to murder females (811 of 1,663 homicides or 49 percent). Of these, 72 percent (582 of 811) were committed with handguns. In cases where the victims knew their offenders, 62 percent of female homicide victims (966 of 1,563) were wives or intimate acquaintances of their killers. Alaska ranks first in the nation in the rate of women killed by men.

This paper provides a critical overview of some of the current research that has been done to better understand the contexts, dynamics and impact of relationship violence within LGBTQ communities and also identifies several barriers that still exist within support services when responding to this form of violence. The paper concludes by offering recommendations and considerations for the criminal justice and social service community and provides examples of innovative responses and programs that have been developed within LGBTQ communities that might serve as models.

Ultimately the paper provides suggested directions for future work within both fields.

This article focuses on the legal challenge&of addressing sexual violence in the tribal justice system. The author provides an in-depth analysis of the intersection between sexual violence and Federal Indian law and discusses statistical information, the historical context and the challenges facing the tribal governments in addressing the problem.

The booklet discusses CAC's model in developing a proven response to child abuse by creating a multidisciplinary team approach that coordinates the key services involved in the investigation, prosecution, and treatment&of child abuse cases. It concludes by encouraging tribal communities in the developmental stages to consider the CAC's model as an appropriate response to child abuse.

The guide includes an overview of the problem of prison rape, outreach strategies, ethical discussions, and things to keep in mind when working in a prison setting.

The report describes the Blueprints programs, presents lessons learned about program implementation and provides recommendations for program designers, funders, and implementing agencies and organizations.

This publication provides students, parents and schools with a guide on how to stop sexual harassment in school. The guide is divided into several sections.

This information is drawn from a review of 37 sexual violence prevention programs, key experts in the field, and a comprehensive literature review.

This report offers a catalogue of programs targeting prevention of first-time male perpetration of sexual violence. The report provides an overview of literature findings on sexual violence prevention and a detailed description of steps used to obtain information about existing programs in this substantive area.

This resource provides valuable information and helpful tips for keeping safe from cyberstalkers while online.

This report offers a catalogue of programs targeting prevention of first-time male perpetration of sexual violence. The report provides an overview of literature findings on sexual violence prevention and a detailed description of steps used to obtain information about existing programs in this substantive area.

Report on a nationwide, state-by-state survey on voter registration data and the privacy implications of data-gathering and dissemination practices. Designed to inform the development of policy solutions that address voter privacy in the digital age.

This fact sheet describes how to apply for a new Social Security Number (SSN), and highlights protective actions recommended by the Department Of Justice.