Criminal Justice Content Topic Results
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April 2013
You Have Options
Publisher(s): In this webinar, detective Carrie Hull and Susan Moen share how the “You Have Options” program is reducing barriers to reporting sexual assault. “You Have Options” is the result of over two years working in collaboration with victims, victim advocates, and other community partners to identify ways law enforcement can increase sexual assault reporting to ultimately have a better chance at holding offenders accountable.
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April 2013
A Multi-Site Assessment of Court-Focused Elder Abuse Initiatives
Publisher(s):This 2011 American Bar Association Study demonstrates that court-focused elder abuse initiatives enhance access to justice for victims and offer benefits to courts and other agencies.
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April 2013
Domestic Violence and Firearms: A Deadly Combination
Publisher(s):This webinar recording “discussed the intersection of firearms and domestic violence, pertinent statutes addressing restrictions on possessing firearms, and the fundamentals of prosecuting these firearm possession cases.”
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February 2013
Ending Modern-Day Slavery: Using Research to Inform U.S. Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts
Publisher(s):This NIJ study examines the challenges facing the criminal justice system when combating human trafficking.
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February 2013
Testing the Effects of New York’s Domestic Violence Courts: A Statewide Impact Evaluation
Publisher(s): This report describes a study of 24 domestic violence courts in the state of New York.
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January 2013
Can Forgiveness Play a Role in Criminal Justice?
Publisher(s):This article describes how parents of a domestic violence victim (Ann) coped with her murder by her boyfriend (Conor) and ultimately used the process of restorative justice (controversial in domestic violence cases) to find forgiveness with the help of their strong religious beliefs and religious support system.
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January 2013
VAWA 2013 and TVPRA: What Practitioners Need to Know
Publisher(s):The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013), combined with the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), was signed into law on March 7, 2013. This practice advisory provides an overview of substantive changes and technical fixes both in VAWA and TVPRA as well as practice pointers for attorneys and advocates on how to work with these new changes.
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January 2013
Turning Tragedy into Change: 2013 DVFRT Statewide Annual Report
Publisher(s):This report discusses the purpose of the statewide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team (DVFRT) and identifies key findings and recommendations for decreasing domestic violence-related homicides.
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January 2013
Judicial Checklist
Publisher(s):This checklist includes a definition and examples of domestic violence, judicial considerations in civil protection order cases, judicial considerations regarding custody and visitation in domestic violence cases, and access to the courts.
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January 2013
Proceed! LGBTQ Domestic Violence Legal Toolkit for Advocates
Publisher(s): This toolkit highlights the obstacles survivors face in the criminal and civil legal systems and provides tools for advocates to support survivors in their journey.
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January 2013
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Title XII of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013)
Publisher(s):The TVPRA will offer increased support to the State Department's diplomatic engagement, bolster protections for vulnerable children and domestic workers, and enable effective partnerships to bring services to survivors and prosecute traffickers.
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January 2013
Fox in the Henhouse: A Study of Police Officers Arrested for Crimes Associated with Domestic and/or Family Violence
Publisher(s):This study provides empirical data on cases of officer-involved domestic violence (OIDV). It identifies and describes cases in which police were arrested for criminal offenses associated with an incident of family and/or domestic violence through a content analysis of published newspaper articles. The study includes a discussion regarding OIDV police crime and policy implications.