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January 2012
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and HIV-Affected Intimate Partner Violence, 2011
Publisher(s):This represents an increase of more than three times 2010's six LGBTQH IPV homicides. This dramatic increase in reported IPV homicides illustrates the severity and deadly impact of LGBTQH IPV. Also in the 2011 report, NCAVP analyzes person-level data for the first time. Person-level data allows NCAVP to assess which LGBTQH survivors faced disproportionate rates of violence and service discrimination as compared to overall LGBTQH survivors.
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January 2012
2012 Indiana Domestic Violence Homicides
Publisher(s):This document provides information on domestic violence related deaths in Indiana for the year 2012. Available information includes county and date of death, as well as name, age and gender of the victim.
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January 2012
Telling the Full Story: An Online Guide for Journalists Covering Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This Online Guide is a reissue of the 2000 publication, The Domestic Violence Handbook for Journalists, and provides resources and information to reporters who cover domestic violence homicides.
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January 2012
Entering the Brokenness
Publisher(s):Whenever the trauma of domestic violence occurs within a faith community, it is a gross violation of not only the victim of the violence and the immediate family; it also violates the spiritual integrity of the whole community of faith and each of its members. This packet provides guidance to church leaders coping with domestic violence homicides in their own communities.
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November 2011
Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008
Publisher(s):From 1980 to 2008, nearly 1 out of 5 murder victims were killed by an intimate, and 2 out of 5 female murder victims were killed by an intimate.
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August 2011
Serving Survivors of Homicide Victims During Cold Case Investigations: A Guide for Developing a Law Enforcement Protocol
Publisher(s):National Sheriffs' Association (NSA), Justice Solutions, National Organization of Parents Of Murdered Children, Inc. (POMC)
This guide provides a framework for the development of a protocol by law enforcement agencies to more effectively work with and serve survivors of homicide victims.
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June 2011
Immigrant & Refugee Victims of Domestic Violence Homicide in Washington State
Publisher(s):This fact sheet provides information on immigrant and refugee victims of domestic violence that were killed by their abusers in Washington State from 1997 through 2009.
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April 2011
Murder-Suicide in Families
Publisher(s):This NIJ webpage highlights research findings on murder-suicide in the family.
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January 2011
Civil Protective Orders Effective in Stopping or Reducing Partner Violence: Challenges Remain in Rural Areas with Access and Enforcement
Publisher(s):This brief examines urban and rural differences in the community context of partner violence and the effectiveness of protective orders. The study uses data from an urban area and a rural area in Central Appalachia in Kentucky.
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January 2011
PROTECT: Identifying and Protecting High Risk Victims of Gender Based Violence - an Overview
Publisher(s):This report summarizes project PROTECT which aims at contributing to the prevention and reduction of the most serious forms of gender-based violence against girls, young women and their children, such as grievous bodily harm, homicide and attempted homicide, including so-called honour crimes and killings.
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January 2011
The Faces of Fatality: Overview, Findings and Recommendations of the Florida Attorney General's Statewide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team
Publisher(s):This document presents a project report and recommendations from the Florida’s statewide fatality review team.
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December 2010
Up to Us: Lessons learned and goals for change after thirteen years of the Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review
Publisher(s):This sixth and final biennial report draws on the lessons learned by the Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review (DVFR) after more than a decade of analysis and community conversation, and it sets out eleven goals for change.