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This review encompasses what is known about the seemingly low incidence of these crimes and their under-recognition, common characteristics and typologies of female sex offenders, and key considerations relative to assessment, treatment, and supervision strategies. It is intended for a wide range of professionals, including criminal and juvenile justice practitioners, court officials, treatment providers, child welfare personnel, victim advocates, and others who may be involved in the broader management of this special population.

This manual outlines changes to the TANF program as a result of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA). The DRA increases the proportion of recipients who must participate in work activities and HHS' new regulations issued in 2006 limits states flexibility in assigning eligible work activities. This document includes details about these changes, information on income supports for families, TANF eligibility and requirements for people with disabilities, and concludes strategies for states trying to implement the new rules.

This policy and practice brief is designed to inform the efforts of correctional administrators and staff, parole boards and other releasing authorities, community supervision officials, treatment providers, and non-criminal justice partners as they work collaboratively to support the successful transition of sex offenders from prison to the community while ensuring victim and community safety.

This article discusses the role of dental care professionals in identifying domestic violence and responding to patients who have facial injuries that are a result of domestic violence.

This guide identifies six key components of child sexual abuse prevention for organizations. It includes prevention goals and critical strategies for each component. Suggestions for addressing challenges and tools to help organizations get started are also provided.

This publication offers practical suggestions and tools that law enforcement agencies can use to effectively and meaningfully communicate with individuals with limited-English proficiency.

This study analyzed 997 sexual offenders in sixteen Canadian jurisdictions and 2 American states (Iowa and Alaska) for risk assessment methodologies.

This fact sheet addresses frequently asked questions about the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) pertaining to the law's provisions, implementation, and relevance to sex offender registries.

Summaries of each title are followed by notes for advocates and, where appropriate, NAESV's position on particular aspects of the Act.

This document offers guidelines as 'a reference tool' for legal service providers representing victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in civil protection cases. The standards of practice cover a wide range of abuses, including elder abuse.

This study found that type IV workplace homicides -- that is, those involving a personal relationship between the worker and the offender -- had actually declined significantly less than overall workplace homicides and declined the least of the four types.

This resource provides a brief summary of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, P.L. 109-248 (H.R. 4472) which reformulates the federal standards for sex offender registration in state, territorial and tribal sexual offender registries. "It does so in a manner designed to make the system more uniform, more inclusive, more informative and more readily available to the public online."