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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2003
Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
As public recognition of domestic violence and sexual assault has reached increasing heights, there has been an outcry for more effective prevention programs. This paper looks at these prevention programs.
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- General Material
January 2003
Trafficking in Persons in North America
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Examines the relationship between the US, Canada, and Mexico, how trafficking is connected to that relationship
Briefly reports on trafficking in each of the three countries in the context of the following categories: Background, Legal Initiatives, Prevention Initiatives, Recovery, and Conclusion
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- General Material
- General Material
January 2003
Promoting Prevention, Targeting Teens: An Emerging Agenda to Reduce Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):Provides an analysis of domestic violence prevention efforts and presents recommendations for promising approaches. Strategies to close gaps in efforts to effectively prevent IPV in the lives of adolescents and young adults are identified.
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- General Material
January 2003
A Journey Towards Freedom: A Haggadah for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): A Journey Towards Freedom: A Haggadah for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence transforms the traditional Passover Seder into a special service that addresses the oppression and liberation of women journeying from abuse to safety.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2003
Making Allies, Making Friends
This curriculum provides over 30 classroom sessions to help young people build healthy multi-cultural communities and prevent violence.
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- General Material
January 2003
Unspoken Crimes: Sexual Assault in Rural America
Publisher(s):This NSVRC publication sheds light on the obstacles facing service providers and victims in rural communities across the United States.
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- General Material
January 2003
Factsheet: Focusing on the Prevention of First-Time Male Perpetration of Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This information is drawn from a review of 37 sexual violence prevention programs, key experts in the field, and a comprehensive literature review.
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- General Material
January 2003
Distracted by Drama: How California Newspapers Portray Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):The publication describes the results of a study analyzing how violence is reported in two nationally prominent CA newspapers during the course of a year. Findings of the study are described in detail to reveal how contemporary reporting portrays IPV.
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- General Material
January 2003
LGBTQIA Terminology
Publisher(s):This page provides a working list of terminology used to define or describe LGBTQIA individuals, and communities. It also provides a guide to gender neutral language and pronouns.
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- General Material
January 2003
Level Three Sex Offenders Residential Placement Issues: 2003 Report to the Legislature
Publisher(s):This report to the Minnesota Legislature discusses community placement of high-risk sex offenders. The report concludes that residential proximity to potential child victims is unrelated to recidivism risk and that imposing such restrictions unnecessarily complicates the work of corrections staff attempting to reintegrate these men into communities.
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- General Material
January 2003
Feeling Safe: What Girls Say - Executive Summary
Publisher(s):The findings of this study demonstrate that feeling emotionally safe is as important as being physically safe. Furthermore, what is of most concern to girls is navigating their every day world (home, school, social settings, and routine activities) and developing trust and positive relationships with others.
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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.