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February 2017
Enhancing Police Responses to Children Exposed to Violence: A Toolkit for Law Enforcement
Publisher(s):Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Yale Medicine Child Study Center, International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
Police officers are frequently the first responders to situations that pose threats to the safety and well-being of children and families. This toolkit provides practical tools and resources to assist law enforcement agencies in building or enhancing effective operational responses to children exposed to violence (with or without a mental health partner).
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- NRCDV Publications
February 2017
How can my agency incorporate an intergenerational activism model?
Publisher(s): In NRCDV's February 2017 TA Question of the month, Casey Keene explores ways in which domestic violence organizations can incorporate intergenerational activism into their work.
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- General Material
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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- General Material
- Training Tools
February 2017
Polyvictimization in Later Life
Publisher(s): The training addresses the context of polyvictimization; victims and perpetrators of polyvictimization; best practices to work with older adults affected by polyvictimization using trauma-informed, ethical, and culturally appropriate practices; and the latest research and best practices to serve this population.
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- General Material
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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- General Material
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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- General Material
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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- General Material
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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- Training Tools
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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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2017
Shining Light on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Toolkit to Build Understanding
Publisher(s):This toolkit is a resource for multidisciplinary professionals, policy makers, volunteers, faith communities, and others involved in anti-trafficking work. It provides information on a variety of topics related to human trafficking with a specific focus on mentoring for commercial sexual exploitation victims.
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- General Material
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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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
January 2017
PAATH15: Combating Human Trafficking Along Route 15
Publisher(s):In observance of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, NRCDV highlighted the work of PAATH15, a Human Trafficking Response Team providing direct services to victims along Route 15, which runs through Pennsylvania from Maryland to New York.