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February 2018
Body-Worn Cameras and Violence Against Women: Policy and Program Development
Publisher(s):This webinar from IACP presents information about the creation or update of body-worn camera policies and programs highlighting the considerations specific to intimate partner violence including domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
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February 2018
Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Fact Sheet
Publisher(s): This fact sheet provides examples in each context, highlighting cases in which courts and administrative bodies recognized the nexus between human trafficking and domestic violence.
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February 2018
How can we harness the power of our own trauma histories to build truly intersectional and intergenerational approaches to this work?
Publisher(s): In NRCDV's February 2018 TA Question of the month, guest writer Annika Leonard explores what it means to truly bring our histories of trauma and oppression to the work.
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February 2018
Body-Worn Cameras and Violence Against Women: Victim Safety and Confidentiality
Publisher(s): This webinar from IACP presents information about balancing victim safety and confidentiality with officer safety and accountability. It highlights safety and confidentiality issues that should be considered as body-worn camera programs are created or updated, include video release, retention and viewing.
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February 2018
Mapping Gender: Shedding Empirical Light on Family Courts’ Treatment of Cases Involving Abuse and Alienation
Publisher(s): What is really happening in the nation's family courts? This webinar discusses a national empirical study of custody courts' responses to domestic violence, child abuse, and parental alienation claims.
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January 2018
Nonconsensual Image Sharing Isn’t Pornography — It’s Sexual Assault
Publisher(s): This article from the online MSW program from the University of Southern California provides insight into the numbers of people impacted by nonconsensual image sharing, across gender, age, race, sexual identity, and how revenge porn and sexual assault can affect a person’s mental health.
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January 2018
U Visa for Crime Victims
Publisher(s):This page provides information about U visa, including what this visa is, who can be its principal applicants, grounds for inadmissibility, and costs for its application.
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- NRCDV Publications
January 2018
The Difference Between Surviving and Not Surviving: Public Benefits Programs and Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims' Economic Security
Publisher(s): For domestic violence and sexual assault victims, the public benefits programs that support basic economic security are of critical importance. This report discusses the findings from a 2017 survey of over 1,100 service providers. It details barriers survivors encounter when trying to access public benefits programs, cross-sector collaboration and systems-level advocacy, and possible legislative changes to these critical programs.
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- NRCDV Publications
January 2018
What are some practical tips for survivors to manage their online presence?
Publisher(s):In NRCDV's January 2018 TA Question of the month, guest writer Chad Sniffen offers practical tips to help survivors stay safe online.
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- NRCDV Publications
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January 2018
Power through Partnerships: A Community-Based Participatory Research Toolkit for Domestic Violence Researchers
Publisher(s): Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an approach to research in which researchers and community members share power, resources, and decision-making at every level of the research process. This online toolkit is to supports emerging researchers who would like to learn more about CBPR approaches, particularly in the context of domestic violence.
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January 2018
Sexual Assault Supplemental Report Form
Publisher(s): This is a form used for trauma informed reporting of incidents of sexual assault.
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January 2018
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and HIV-Affected Hate and Intimate Partner Violence in 2017
Publisher(s): The most recent NCAVP annual report details incidences of hate violence and intimate partner violence within and against the LGBTQ community for 2017.









