Criminal Justice Content Topic Results
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March 2018
Safety. Accountability. Support: Exploring Restorative Approaches to Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s): This document summarizes information from a conference organized by the New York City Domestic Violence Task Force to facilitate conversations on utilizing restorative practices to support survivors of intimate partner violence especially those living at the margins who are not fully being served by criminal justice systems.
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- NRCDV Publications
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February 2018
WEBINAR: Rights4Girls: Cyntoia Brown, Bresha Meadows and the Abuse to Prison Pipeline
Publisher(s): In recognition of Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month, this webinar highlights the work of Rights4Girls. Presenters explore how the intersections of race, gender and violence cause the most marginalized girls to be criminalized for their experiences of sexual violence and sexual exploitation.
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February 2018
Body-Worn Cameras and Violence Against Women: Vulnerable Populations and Community Trust
Publisher(s): This webinar presents information about body-worn camera program development and considerations when responding to immigrants, individuals who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community, minors, and other specific populations.
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February 2018
Body-Worn Cameras and Violence Against Women: Policy and Program Development
Publisher(s):This webinar from IACP presents information about the creation or update of body-worn camera policies and programs highlighting the considerations specific to intimate partner violence including domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
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February 2018
Body-Worn Cameras and Violence Against Women: Victim Safety and Confidentiality
Publisher(s): This webinar from IACP presents information about balancing victim safety and confidentiality with officer safety and accountability. It highlights safety and confidentiality issues that should be considered as body-worn camera programs are created or updated, include video release, retention and viewing.
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January 2018
U Visa for Crime Victims
Publisher(s):This page provides information about U visa, including what this visa is, who can be its principal applicants, grounds for inadmissibility, and costs for its application.
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January 2018
Sexual Assault Supplemental Report Form
Publisher(s): This is a form used for trauma informed reporting of incidents of sexual assault.
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- Training Tools
January 2018
Survivors of Crime with Disabilities: What Are Their Needs and How Can We Help?
Publisher(s): This presentation from Disability Rights Wisconsin outlines the increased risks that people with disabilities face surrounding issues of sexual assault and domestic violence. It also provides information about characteristics of perpetrators and barriers to reporting and receiving services.
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January 2018
Violence Against Women in the Inter-American Human Rights System: A Case Study of Jessica Gonzales v. United States
Publisher(s): This resource examines the issue of violence against women in the Americas through the lens of a landmark legal case, Jessica Gonzales v. the United States, which was heard in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and has had reverberations in legal jurisdictions across the globe.
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January 2018
Freezing Out Justice: How immigration arrests at courthouses are undermining the justice system
Publisher(s): An extensive survey conducted by the National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project (NIWAP) in partnership with the ACLU shows that the fear of deportation — magnified by immigration arrests in courthouses — is stopping immigrants from reporting crimes and participating in court proceedings. This report outlines findings from the survey.
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November 2017
Gender Bias in Sexual Assault Response and Investigation
Publisher(s):This 4-part bulletin series explores gender bias, both explicit and implicit, and the resulting stereotypes and attitudes that can influence the professional response to, and investigation of, sexual assault.
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November 2017
'Invisible No More' Examines Police Violence Against Minority Women
Publisher(s): This article highlights an interview with author Andrea J. Ritchie, who wrote Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color. Ritchie describes some of the ways in which women of color experience police violence.