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January 2003
Managing Sex Offenders in the Community: A National Overview
Publisher(s):Topics under the juvenile sex offender management include assessment, treatment, aftercare and effectiveness of treatment.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2003
Developing Culturally-Relevant Responses to Domestic Abuse: Asha Family Services, Inc.
Publisher(s):Documents the development and growth of the first and only recognized culturally-specific family violence intervention and prevention program in Wisconsin which employs methods specific to serving African American families.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2003
Ubícate!/Find Yourself!
Publisher(s):Created by and for Latino youth, this film features four stories that explore such themes as abusive relationships, gender roles, communication, peer pressure and teen pregnancy. Youth driven discussion about healthy relationships is woven throughout the stories.
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- General Material
January 2003
Organizational Prevention of Vicarious Trauma
Publisher(s):This article discusses the importance of work environment in the development of vicarious trauma problems for domestic and sexual violence workers.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2003
Raising Public Awareness on Domestic Violence in Indian Country
Publisher(s):This is a guide for promoting public education in rural and Native American communities.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2003
Housing Policy And Practices: Battered Women's And Service Providers' Perspectives
Publisher(s):This paper describes results from interviews with 55 women across six transitional housing supportive housing programs in a midwestern state. Women's recommendations for transitional housing are discussed.
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- General Material
January 2003
Intimate Partner Homicide
Publisher(s):This issue of the NIJ Journal focuses on the topic of intimate partner homicide.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
December 2002
Women's Experiences of Abuse as a Risk Factor for Incarceration
Publisher(s):Violence perpetrated against women and girls increases their risk of arrest and incarceration; this paper examines the intersections of violence that are forcing abused girls and women into the criminal justice system not as victims, but as offenders.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
December 2002
Domestic Abuse in Later Life
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
Nearly 77 million people more than a quarter of the total US population are age 50 or older (US Census Bureau 2000). So there must be many victims of domestic violence in later life, correct? A question that this document explores.
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- General Material
December 2002
Battering Victimization Among a Probability-Based Sample of Men Who Have Sex With Men
Publisher(s): This study measured the prevalence of battering victimization (i.e., experience of psychological/symbolic, physical, and sexual battering) among men who have sex with men (MSM) and identified characteristics of these men.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
November 2002
Dating Violence Youth Education Package
Publisher(s):Developed for educators and others working with youth as one option to address dating violence in schools. It includes background information, lesson plans, educator sheets, student surveys and handouts, as well as a poster in both English and Spanish.
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- General Material
November 2002
Model Protocol on Services for Limited English Proficient Immigrant and Refugee Victims of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This resource outlines protocol for working with LEP survivors of domestic violence. It also contains answers to frequently asked questions, and has articles that cover working well with interpreters, basic dos and don'ts of advocacy with LEP clients, and a know your rights sheet for immigrants and refugees.