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January 2015
United Nations Police Gender Toolkit: Standarised Best Practices on Gender Mainstreaming in Peacekeeping
Publisher(s): In three modules, this resource covers lessons on how to apply gender concepts to policing; how to develop a police gender strategy and action plan; how to assist the host state police in developing and implementing a gender equality policy and recruiting female police officers; and how to establish special police units to address sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).
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January 2015
Developing Policy on Officer-Involved Domestic Violence
This article discusses various elements that may be considered by police administrators and victim advocates for inclusion in a policy on officer-involved domestic violence.
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January 2015
The Unequal Treatment of Transgender Individuals in Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Programs
Publisher(s): This study analyzes the findings of the 2008 National Transgender Discrimination Survey to examine whether certain sociodemographic factors and psychosocial risks, such racial identity, income, immigration status, or disability, are significant predictors of unequal treatment of transgender people in domestic violence programs and rape crisis centers.
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January 2015
2014 Femicide Report
Publisher(s):The Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women publishes The Femicide Report, a report on women and children murdered in Minnesota, to educate the public about the lethality of domestic violence and child abuse.
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January 2015
Líderes Comunitarias: Evaluation of Community Workshops on Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This dissertation describes a study conducted in the Atlanta, Georgia area of a peer workshop on domestic violence for Latina community members led by local Latina survivors of domestic violence.
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- Training Tools
January 2015
Violence: Intersections of Social, Political and Economic Structures
Publisher(s): This webinar presented by Dr. Stephen Bezruchka of the University of Washington School of Public Health discusses the intersections between social and economic inequality and violence.
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January 2015
Latinas’ Perceptions of Law Enforcement: Fear of Deportation, Crime Reporting, and Trust in the System
This study examines the impact of fear of deportation and trust in the procedural fairness of the justice system on willingness to report violent crime victimization among Latinas in the United States.
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January 2015
Black Women and Reproductive Health: Fast Facts
Publisher(s):This fact sheet includes statistics on health insurance, barriers to safe abortions, and perceptions with respect to black women and their reproductive health.
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January 2015
10 Tips on Talking about Healthy Relationships with your Teen
Publisher(s):This one-pager provides tips for parents on how to talk to their teenage children about developing healthy relationships.
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January 2015
Child Welfare and Human Trafficking
Publisher(s):This issue brief provides a broad overview of the crossover between the child welfare field and the work currently being done to prevent and respond to the trafficking of children and youth in the United States.
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January 2015
Press Kit for Media Professionals: Reporting on Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): This kit is for people in the media reporting on domestic violence. The kit provides education about what domestic violence is and how reporters can cover it in a way that is effective, accurate, and respectful to victims.
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January 2015
Pronouns & Trans People: Victim Service Providers' Fact Sheet
Publisher(s):This fact sheet explains how to respectfully ask someone about their pronouns, and explores some of the gender-neutral alternatives some people use.









