Criminal Justice Content Topic Results
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February 2009
Youth who commit sex offenses: Facts and Fiction
Publisher(s):This fact sheet debunks some of the most common misperceptions about young people convicted of sex offenses.
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February 2009
Bridging the Language Divide: Promising Practices for Law Enforcement
Publisher(s):Police officers in many areas interact almost daily with people who do not read, speak, or understand English well. To meet this challenge, a growing number of police agencies are developing programs to effectively communicate with diverse communities. This report describes the most promising practices, highlighting model programs developed by police agencies from around the country.
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- General Material
February 2009
A Call for Change: Protecting the Rights of LGBTQ Detainees
Publisher(s):This article explores the danger of sexual violence experienced by LGBTQ prisoners. Reporting on the inmate survey mandated by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), this article includes recommendations on raising awareness, ensuring safety, training staff, and responding to reports of sexual violence.
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- General Material
January 2009
Internet Predators - DOJ's Project Safe Child Initiative
Publisher(s):This podcast features an interview with Marsali Hancock, president of the Internet Keep Safe Coalition, working in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency under DOJ's Project Safe Childhood initiative.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2009
Meeting the Legal Needs of Human Trafficking Victims: An Introduction for Domestic Violence Attorneys and Advocates
Publisher(s):This guide aims to assist legal professionals working with victims of human trafficking in recognizing trafficking victims among existing domestic violence caseloads; in identifying key civil legal remedies and other issues that require exploring in order to effectively assist human trafficking victims, and; in identifying and using other resources to pursue specific legal remedies and secure social services and other benefits for clients.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2009
Restorative Justice and Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research document discusses the role of victims within restorative justice, reviews the research on restorative justice, and discusses the potential harms and benefits of using restorative justice in cases of intimate partner violence.
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January 2009
The Accuracy of Recidivism Risk Assessments for Sexual Offenders: A Meta-Analysis
Publisher(s):These results suggest that it is possible to conduct psychologically informed risk assessments that have the dual advantages of high predictive accuracy and clinically useful understanding of specific cases.
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January 2009
Hope for Healing: Information for Survivors of Sexual Assault in Detention
Publisher(s):This publication is written for men and women who have survived sexual assault in prisons, jails, or other forms of detention. It offers general information about sexual abuse as well as information about the healing process.
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- General Material
January 2009
International Framework for Action to Prevent Trafficking in Persons Protocol
Publisher(s):This framework is a technical assistant tool designed to support UN member states to effectively implement the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, which is a protocol that obligates its ratifying states to prevent and combat trafficking in persons.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2009
Victims with Disabilities: Collaborative Multidisciplinary First Response, Techniques for First Responders Called to Help Crime Victims who Have Disabilities
Publisher(s):This trainer’s guide is designed to demonstrate effective techniques for first responders called to help crime victims who have disabilities that affect the victim’s intellectual and communication abilities.
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- General Material
January 2009
Resilient Girls: Factors that Protect Against Delinquency
Publisher(s):This report examines issues among adolescents and how they differ for girls and boys; risk and protective factors associated with delinquency, including gender differences; and the causes and correlates of girls’ delinquency.
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- General Material
January 2009
The National Juvenile Online Victimization Study: Methodology Report
Publisher(s):Information from a national sample of law enforcement agencies about the prevalence of arrests for and characteristics of internet sex crimes against minors.