Offenders / Perpetrators Content Topic Results
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September 2020
Sex Therapy Lecture Series: Treatment of Persons With Sexual Offense Histories
Publisher(s):This webinar examines the assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of sexually abusive behavior while emphasizing person-centered, trauma-informed approaches that reduce stigma, strengthen accountability, and support long-term community safety.
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- NRCDV Publications
July 2020
How can partnerships with faith communities support accountability and hope for those who cause harm?
Publisher(s): Faith communities have a key role to play in supporting accountability for those who cause harm. In NRCDV's July 2020 Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ), guest writers Rev. Dr. Anne Marie Hunter, Director and Dr. David Adams explore how partnerships between domestic violence service providers and faith communities can work to promote accountability and hope.
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May 2020
Between Compassion and Accountability: Guidelines for Faith Leaders Responding to People Who Abuse Intimate Partners
Publisher(s): Safe Havens has partnered with Dr. David Adams to develop this guide for faith leaders. This resource is intended to point the way and to give faith leaders confidence that we can offer those who abuse both accountability and the compassion and support they need to end the abuse.
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April 2020
Adult Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Are We Really Helping?
Publisher(s):The webinar examines the barriers adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse face when disclosing their experiences and argues that disclosure should be understood as a relational, non-linear process rather than a simple act of telling.
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March 2020
Preventing and Addressing Intimate Violence when Engaging Dads (PAIVED): Challenges, Successes, and Promising Practices from Responsible Fatherhood Programs
Publisher(s): This report summarizes findings from the Preventing and Addressing Intimate Violence when Engaging Dads (PAIVED) research study, which examined how federal Responsible Fatherhood programs aim to prevent and address intimate partner violence through their fatherhood programming.
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November 2019
These California police officers were charged with brutalizing loved ones. So why are so many still carrying a gun?
Publisher(s): California police officers accused of domestic violence routinely plead down to nonviolent misdemeanors, such as disturbing the peace, vandalism or unreasonable noise, allowing them to keep their guns and badges. This is an investigation as to how this is allowed within law enforcement agencies
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October 2019
A National Portrait of Restorative Approaches to Intimate Partner Violence: Pathways to Safety, Accountability, Healing, and Well-Being
Publisher(s):This report provides an overview of findings from case studies of programs addressing intimate partner violence and sexual assault through restorative and transformative approaches. These programs generally prioritized promoting safety and empowerment, ending violence, changing social norms. The report concludes with information on guiding principles and practice recommendations for the field.
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- NRCDV Publications
October 2019
Victim-Defined Advocacy Beyond Leaving: Safer through Strategies to Reduce Violent Behavior
Publisher(s): This paper explores strategies to reduce violent behavior, both physical violence and all other forms of abuse, using a victim-defined approach. It recognizes that reducing violence is central to our mission, difficult, and long been a part of our advocacy to make victims safer.
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September 2019
When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2017 Homicide Data
Publisher(s): When Men Murder Women is an annual report prepared by the Violence Policy Center detailing the reality of homicides committed by males against females in single victim/single offender incidents. The study analyzes the most recent Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR) data submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This study uses 2017 data, the most recent year for which information is available.
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April 2019
ON THE SPECTRUM: Tell tale Signs of Sexual Abuse with Dr. Lydia Sit
Publisher(s):Discover essential strategies to protect neurodivergent individuals from sexual abuse, by learning the subtle behavioral warning signs, age-appropriate prevention techniques, and trauma-informed support methods tailored specifically for children and adults on the autism spectrum
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
January 2019
WEBINAR: ACE-DV Speakers Initiative Series: Not One Path: Speaking to Our Relationships with Those Who Abuse
Publisher(s): This panel discussion with members of the Adult Children Exposed to Domestic Violence (ACE-DV) Leadership Forum addresses the challenges and opportunities in naming our complex relationships with those who have caused harm to us and/or our caregivers.
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December 2018
Officer-Involved Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This webpage provides an overview on the topic of Officer Involved Domestic Violence (OIDV) and provides links to additional information.









