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February 2008
Winning U Visas: Getting the Law Enforcement Certification
This paper describes the requirements for U visas and emphasizes the need for practitioners to establish a good working relationship with law enforcement officers and help build trust between immigrant survivors of domestic violence and the law enforcement system. The article provides strategies for collaborating with local law enforcement.
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January 2008
Document Gathering for Self-Petitioning Under the Violence Against Women Act, A Step by Step Guide
Publisher(s):This manual provides guidance on gathering necessary documents for VAWA self petition.
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January 2008
Winning U Visas after the Regulations
This article provides practice pointers on how to prepare winning U visa applications, based on the authors experience working with Congress to create the U visa, with Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) to implement its interim relief process, and with practitioners in the field who have won interim relief for noncitizen victims of crime.
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January 2008
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
Publisher(s):The Act bolsters federal efforts to combat both international and domestic trafficking in human beings. It expands pre-existing law enforcement authority, clarifies the reach of earlier prohibitions and outlaws obstructing anti-trafficking enforcement efforts, conspiring to traffic and the gain of any benefit from trafficking.
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January 2008
A Comparison of Domestic Violence Advocacy Models
Publisher(s):This chart compares domestic violence advocacy models and serves as a reference for effective advocacy for Latina families.
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- Training Tools
August 2007
Engendering Change: Transforming Gender Roles in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
Publisher(s):The report emphasizes cultural relevancy in batterer intervention programs.
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July 2007
Fact Sheet: Immigration Policy and Reproductive Justice
This article examines the relationship between reproductive justice and immigration policy. The paper identifies anti-immigrant efforts ties to reproductive oppression and its impact on the immigration debate.
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June 2007
Model Protocol on Confidentiality When Working with Battered Women
Publisher(s):This model protocol on confidentiality covers definitions, federal and state obligations, recommended policy and procedure, training, protecting confidentiality of immigrant and refugee women, and dealing with the media. It also contains sample forms for releases.
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January 2007
Domestic Violence Against Asian & Pacific Islander Women
Publisher(s):This curriculum is designed to guide advocates serving API survivors. It describes the impacts of violence over the lifecourse, dynamics of domestic violence against API women, and cases involving multiple batterers.
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January 2007
I Speak Cards
Publisher(s):These are two-sided bilingual cards with printed information about Language Access Rights, as well as a statement that requests an interpreter.
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April 2006
Battered Immigrants and U.S. Citizen Spouses
Publisher(s):This study reveals that the rate of abuse is higher among immigrant women who are married to American citizens. Examples of immigration-related tactics of abuse are provided.
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January 2006
A Community Psychologist's Perspective on Domestic Violence: A Conversation with Julia Perilla, Ph.D.
Publisher(s):In this interview, Julia Perilla presents a community psychologist’s perspective on the definition of domestic violence, describes the importance of understanding the cultural, historical and economic context in which domestic violence occurs, the many ways in which violence can be experienced, and how these forms of violence are linked.