Domestic Violence Content Topic Results
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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
October 2001
National Data Sets on Violence Against Women
Publisher(s):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).
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- Training Tools
- General Material
October 2001
Improving EMS Response to Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This PowerPoint presentation describes how EMS responders to domestic violence can achieve: increased sensitivity and understanding of domestic violence; more referrals to domestic violence projects; and quality information and documentation for the criminal justice system.
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- General Material
September 2001
Documenting Domestic Violence: How Health Care Providers Can Help Victims
Publisher(s):This research brief discusses the importance of documenting domestic violence in healthcare settings to establish factual evidence of the abuse and thereby strengthening legal cases for domestic violence survivors.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
September 2001
Safe and Affordable Housing
Publisher(s):Highlights include descriptions of the efforts of a state welfare agency, a community-based domestic violence program, and two state domestic violence coalitions toward improving housing opportunities for battered women.
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- General Material
August 2001
Working Effectively with the Police: A Guide for Battered Women's Advocates
Publisher(s):This article highlights information advocates need in order to work collaboratively and effectively with police officers and other law enforcement personnel. The author discusses the changes police officers have made regarding when and how they arrest, investigate, write reports, and how they work with and support prosecutors and victim advocates.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
August 2001
Controversies and Recent Studies of Batterer Intervention Program Effectiveness
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document examines the effectiveness of batterer intervention programs in holding batterers accountable, increasing victim safety, and changing behavior and attitudes. The authors address the inherent complications in evaluating these outcomes.
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- General Material
June 2001
Welfare on WorkFirst: Serving Victims on Public Assistance in Washington State
Publisher(s):These findings and recommendations are based on eleven months of experience working in the field with partners in 19 pilot projects.
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- General Material
May 2001
Effective Interventions in Domestic Violence Cases: Context Is Everything
Publisher(s):In order to ensure that criminal justice system interventions are effective in holding offenders accountable and protecting victims from harm, the context in which each act of domestic violence occurs must be understood.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 2001
Collaboration a Key Factor in Fostering Economic Opportunity
Publisher(s):Features articles on an Economic Action Program developed in Missouri, and, how in Pennsylvania and Alabama, some strategic collaboration with state welfare departments creates options for battered women.
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- General Material
April 2001
A Considerable Service: An Advocate's Introduction to Domestic Violence and the Military
Publisher(s):This article from the Miles Foundation provides information about domestic violence in the military community, outlining the ways in which advocates can assist victims with safety, protection, rights, restitution, transition and accountability.
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- General Material
March 2001
Survivors of intimate violence seek help online: Implications of responding to increasing requests
Publisher(s):This paper focuses on the nature of help-seeking emails and recommends that a strategic plan be developed to address safety, confidentiality and liability concerns of online advocacy. It explores some of the implications around responding to requests from survivors online.
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- General Material
March 2001
Emergency Department Screening for Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This article reports on how emergency department screening was conducted in two programs and what steps can be taken to overcome some of the barriers to screening in the health care setting.