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
June 2012
Parenting Interventions for Men Who Batter
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper provides an overview of the research on the commonalities and controversies surrounding parenting interventions programs for men who batter with an emphasis on improving outcomes for women and child survivors of domestic violence.
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- General Material
June 2012
Violent Crime against the Elderly Reported by Law Enforcement in Michigan, 2005-2009
Publisher(s):This report presents information about criminal victimization and incidents of violent victimization of persons age 65 or older known to law enforcement in Michigan.
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- General Material
June 2012
GPS Monitoring Technologies and Domestic Violence: An Evaluation Study
This report describes a study of the use of GPS monitoring technology to enforce no contact orders in domestic abuse cases. The report outlines some of the benefits and burdens of GPS monitoring, as well as policy implications and the importance of maintaining relationships with survivors.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
June 2012
Practical Considerations for Parenting Interventions for Men who Batter
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper provides an overview of the practical considerations related to parenting interventions programs for men who batter. These include questions about program length and organization, referral routes, specific program content, and nature of collaboration between agencies.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
May 2012
How can advocates and communities honor and support women in shelter on Mother’s Day?
Publisher(s): In the month of motherhood celebration, thousands of mothers and mothers-to-be across the country will spend Mother’s Day in a domestic violence shelter. NRCDV's May 2012 TA Question of the Month offers ideas for honoring mothers in shelters.
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- General Material
May 2012
Safety in Court
Publisher(s): This webpage includes tips to help survivors be safer getting to the courthouse, once inside the courthouse, and leaving the courthouse. Example tips include: bring a friend or family member to the courthouse, identify safe places to sit near courthouse security, and have a police or sheriff escort the survivor to transportation after the proceeding.
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- General Material
May 2012
2012 Truth About Abuse Survey Report
Publisher(s):This report provides data illustrating that the vast majority of shelters across the United States consistently report startling increases in the demand for their services and decreases in funding. In short, demand is up, while funding, services and prevention programs are down.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
April 2012
A Good Solution Solves Multiple Problems
Publisher(s):This web conference discusses efforts made by anti-sexual and -domestic violence organizations to prevent violence through collaboration efforts with outside partners.
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- General Material
April 2012
Holding Abusers Accountable: An Elder Abuse Forensic Center Increases Criminal Prosecution of Financial Exploitation
Publisher(s):This article describes a study that examined the effectiveness of an elder abuse forensic center compared with usual handlings to increase prosecution of of elder financial exploitation cases.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
April 2012
Assets for Independence (AFI) Serving Domestic Violence Survivors Toolkit
Publisher(s): This toolkit provides step-by-step guidance to bring partnerships from concept to reality, and contains answers to such questions as how to structure these partnerships and define the roles and responsibilities of each party, as well as how AFI grantees and DV service providers can launch their first conversations toward partnering.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
April 2012
Engaging Women in Trauma-Informed Peer Support: A Guidebook
Publisher(s):This guide is designed as a resource for peer supporters in behavioral health or other settings who want to learn how to integrate trauma-informed principles into their relationships with the women they support or into the peer support groups of which they are members.
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- General Material
April 2012
OPDV Bulletin: Strangulation in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):This article presents an overview of the risks posed by strangulation attempts in domestic violence cases, and is adapted from a portion of a presentation from the three-day conference, "Detection and Prosecution of Strangulation in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases.”