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February 2017
Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Children Exposed to Violence and Childhood Trauma
Publisher(s): This toolkit provides tools and resources to assist law enforcement agencies in building or enhancing effective operational responses to children exposed to violence.
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February 2017
Evidence Checklists For Work With Immigrant Survivors
Publisher(s):These checklists are designed to assist attorneys and advocates prepare for a variety of legal cases on behalf of immigrant survivors.
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February 2017
Enhanced Safety Planning for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Publisher(s): This webinar offers guidance to advocates for implementing enhanced safety planning for immigrant survivors, including discussing recent policy developments and new enforcement measures that should be taken into consideration when assisting immigrant survivors with safety planning.
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February 2017
Female Genital Mutilation
Publisher(s):This fact sheet describes FGM and explains who is at risk for experiencing these procedures. The fact sheet also describes the international response to this problem.
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February 2017
Mapping Transgender Equality in the United States
Publisher(s): To help make sense of the policy landscape in the states for LGBT people, and transgender people specifically, "Mapping Transgender Equality in the United States" looks at legal equality for transgender people across the country.
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February 2017
HIV and the LGBT Community
Publisher(s):This informational guide reviews issues regarding LGBTQ identity and the intersections between HIV impact and racial, sexual, and gender identities. It explores some of the policy work being done by the HRC to end the epidemic.
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January 2017
National Forum on Body-Worn Cameras and Violence Against Women
Publisher(s): These documents compile the deliberations and considerations of the IACP National Forum on Body-Worn Cameras and Violence Against Women, a multidisciplinary, national forum on creating effective victim-centered body-worn camera policies and programs for law enforcement.
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January 2017
Teen Dating Violence: NIJ-Funded Research
Publisher(s):This webpage includes links to various NIJ-funded research studies examining the nature, characteristics and extent of dating violence.
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January 2017
State Minimum Wages
Publisher(s):This table lists the states with minimum wages higher than the federal minimum wage. State wage amounts are also provided.
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January 2017
The Crime of Domestic Violence Roll-Call Video
Publisher(s): These informational videos educate law enforcement about domestic violence and how to respond to domestic violence calls.
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January 2017
The Internet & Intimate Partner Violence: Technology Changes, Abuse Doesn’t
Publisher(s): Online harassment itself is often a form of domestic or sexual violence, and the abuse is often a combination of online intimidation with offline abuse. This article explores ways in which abusers often use the internet and discusses implications for prosecutors.
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January 2017
Response to Stalking Report Review Checklist
Publisher(s): This checklist helps to ensure that law enforcement officers adequately respond to and adequately report cases of stalking.