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March 2008

DNA & Crime Victims: What Victim Assistance Professionals Need to Know

This is a guide booklet for victim services providers with the aim of helping them become “more knowledgeable, comfortable, and confident when supporting victims in cases where DNA evidence is relevant.” Available in English and Spanish.
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  • General Material
March 2008

DNA & Crime Victims: What Victims Need to Know

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This is a guide booklet from The National Center for Victims of Crime which “outlines the process of DNA collection for victims and its potential impact on their cases.” Este documento es una guía de la organización The National Center for Victims of Crime (Centro Nacional para Víctimas del Crimen) para las víctimas que explica “los procedimientos para la colección del ADN y el impacto potencial del ADN en sus casos.”
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  • General Material
February 2008

Effective Court Practice for Abused Elders

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This report is the product of two-year research. The study examined elder abuse cases and specialized response to elder abuse by courts. Included in this report are innovative and promising practices in addressing elder abuse and elder needs.
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  • NRCDV Publications
  • General Material
February 2008

Restorative Justice Responses to Sexual Assault

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This Applied Research paper examines restorative justice for sexual assault from the perspective of survivors. A large international literature promotes restorative justice options as satisfying and empowering to crime victims.
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  • General Material
January 2008

Validation Study of the Domestic Violence Screening Instrument (DVSI)

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This report contains analyses of the Domestic Violence Screening Instrument (DVSI), indicating that the instrument is accurately classifying offenders based on risk.
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  • General Material
January 2008

Domestic Violence and Firearms: An Advocates Guide

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This guide provides advocates with an overview of the increased risk of lethality when firearms are present in cases of domestic violence, a discussion of both federal and Illinois state laws related to firearm possession, and the role of the advocate in addressing firearms when working with survivors of domestic violence.
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  • General Material
January 2008

A Judicial Guide to Child Safety in Custody Cases

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This tool is designed for judges to promote consideration of ways to maximize a child’s safety as they determine issues of custody and visitation.
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  • General Material
January 2008

Understanding Disparities in the HIV Epidemic: How Social and Cultural Forces Lead to Unequal Risk for African Americans/Blacks

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This report examines how racism, poverty, incarceration, and other social factors have contributed to heightened risk of HIV in Black communities.
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  • General Material
January 2008

The Unconstitutionality and Inefficacy of Sex Offender Residency Laws

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This paper examines existing and potential constitutional challenges to various state residency laws, policy concerns and considerations of creating or expanding sex offender residency laws, and the political causes and ramifications of the residency laws and explains the need for a Supreme Court decision establishing the constitutional limit of residency laws
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  • General Material
January 2008

Do Sex Offender Registration and Notification Laws Affect Criminal Behavior?

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The evidence suggests that registration reduces the frequency of sex offenses among "local" victims" (e.g., friends, acquaintances, neighbors) but not against strangers. It also presents evidence that community notification deters first-time sex offenses but increases recidivism by registered offenders by imposing social and financial costs, making non-criminal activity relatively less attractive after an initial conviction. This is consistent with previous work by criminologists and important because the stated purpose of community notification is to reduce recidivism.
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  • NRCDV Publications
  • General Material
October 2007

Child Custody and Visitation Decisions in Domestic Violence Cases: Legal Trends, Risk Factors, and Safety Concerns (Revised 2007)

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Describes major legal and social trends surrounding custody and visitation decisions and the social science evidence supporting the need to consider domestic violence. Recommendations for custody and visitation decisions are explored.
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  • General Material
September 2007

How to Improve Your Investigation and Prosecution of Strangulation Cases

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This paper highlights results of a study examining 300 strangulation cases, 89% of which involved domestic violence.