Sexual Violence Content Topic Results
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Power and Control Wheel
Publisher(s): The Power and Control Wheel explains some of the common tactics used by abusers.
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The Everyday Activist Guide for Ending Workplace Sexual Harassment and Assault
Publisher(s): This guide highlights the powerful strategies engaged in by activists and survivors—some of them profiled here—and the steps that anyone can take, both in and out of the workplace, to end sexual harassment in the world of work.
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The Road Ahead: Unanalyzed Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases
Publisher(s):This NIJ special report outlines the issue of untested sexual assault kits that remain in law enforcement custody and evidence rooms and the impact that these kits have on communities and sexual assault response. The report addresses victim notification and protocol when a kit is sent for testing and appropriate follow up.
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EU guidelines on violence against women and girls
Publisher(s):The EU’s operational guidelines on VAW reiterates the three interconnected aims: prevention of violence, protection of and support for victims, and prosecution of the perpetrators of such violence and presents intervention tools to address general, specific, and individual cases of VAW.
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National Declaration by Religious and Spiritual Leaders to Address Violence Against Women
Publisher(s):This national declaration invites religious leaders and concerned individuals of all faiths to sign on to commit to using religious texts and teachings to eradicate violence against women.
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Fact Sheet: Domestic Violence and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Relationships
Publisher(s):A fact sheet about domestic violence among the LGBT population that includes information on the power and control wheel for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans relationships, information on survivors, types of abuse, transgender abuse, HIV/AIDS related abuse and barriers to seeking services.
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Factsheet: The Violence Against Women Act
Publisher(s):This fact sheet presents information on how VAWA has improved criminal justice response to gender-based violence, improved access to services, and created positive changes.
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Female Genital Mutilation in the U. S. Factsheet
Publisher(s):This factsheet gives a brief overview of federal laws against FGM in the United States and also lists state laws against FGM.
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Immigrant Women Power and Control Wheel
Publisher(s):This wheel illustrates common tactics used by abusive intimate partners to control and intimidate their immigrant spouse.
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Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) Fact Sheet
Publisher(s):The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 created the first comprehensive federal law to address human trafficking. This fact sheet includes key provisions of the Act with respect to prevention, protection, and prosecution.
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Raising Our Voices: Queer Asian Women's Response to Relationship Violence
Publisher(s):This resource includes recommendations to improve services to battered Asian women, a one-pager on Prejudice/Privilege/Oppression and Domestic Violence and a National Directory for Queer Asian Resources.
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DNA & Crime Victims: Post-Conviction Testing and Exonerations
Publisher(s):This guide is aimed at staff of prosecutors’ victim-witness programs or community-based advocacy programs who need to support victims when their cases have been reopened for post-conviction DNA testing or when the person originally convicted of the crime is later exonerated.