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This tool shows the power and control tactics used against victims of human trafficking.

Michelle Alexander’s book, The New Jim Crow, challenges the civil rights community—and all of us—to place mass incarceration at the forefront of a new movement for racial justice in America

The newest edition of Jean Kilbourne's Killing Us Softly series shows how the advertising industry reinforces and glamorizes a regressive and debased notion of femininity.

This resource provides information on what a person who has experienced a hate crime can do to report it and find support.

These materials highlight the work of one site in Virginia’s “Enhancing Services to Children and Youth” demonstration project.

This paper describes how the Internet has become a resource for sex traffickers to sell women and children for sexual exploitation while concealing their own identities and recommends the implementation of international human rights law explicitly criminalizing Internet-facilitated sex trafficking.

This report card assesses each state’s domestic violence protection order laws and how they impact young people who seek protection from abusive relationships.

These materials highlight the work of one site in Virginia’s “Enhancing Services to Children and Youth” demonstration project.

This report proposes a framework for improving U.S. immigration law that would give immigrant crime victims a chance to seek justice, protect workers, respect the private and family life of longtime residents, and provide fair treatment for immigrants who come before the courts.

For those who want to be more protective of their online information, this handout provides some questions to consider when posting content online.

This guide is designed for domestic violence survivors who are representing themselves, without an attorney, in court cases involving child custody. It includes chapters on finding an attorney, financial considerations, custody and divorce mediation, gathering evidence for trial, unsupervised visitation and safety planning, tips for dealing with custody evaluators, guidelines for selecting an expert witness, relocation, and many more.

Offers information about the state of LGBT older persons, their strengths and vulnerabilities, barriers faced when accessing services, including services for domestic violence, and progress in public policies that aim to serve LGBT older persons.