Sexual Violence Content Topic Results

In August 2015, law enforcement officials, victim advocates, academics, and other subject matter experts convened to discuss a draft of the Department of Justice’s Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias in Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence publication and to share promising practices and to develop effective strategies for serving victims of these crimes. This document shares the discussion and opinions of the participants who attended the roundtable.

These videos offer a discussion of the relationship between abuse and caregiver stress, including a case example.

This presentation from Francesco Duberli of Survivors’ Pathway explores the unique experiences of transgender Latin@ immigrant survivors of human trafficking and the challenging barriers they face when attempting to access services and resources.

This video provides an overview of the definition of abuse in later life.

An interactive graphic guide to all of the terminology, slang, abbreviations and acronyms needed to communicate about HIV/AIDS. A guide for those who are new to discussing HIV/AIDS.

This guidance document from the U.S. Department of Justice is intended to reflect and further the department’s partnership with the police leaders, line officers and detectives who work to ensure that policing is free from bias and to uphold the civil and human rights of the communities they serve. Also included are a summary of the guidance and press release from Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch.

This article describes the case of Daniel Holtzclaw, a former police officer in Oklahoma City who was accused of raping thirteen women while on duty over a 6-month period and was ultimately convicted on 18 counts of rape and sexual assault.

This training bulletin series by End Violence Against Women International is developed from the law enforcement perspective to improve the investigation and prosecution of sexual assaults perpetrated against people with disabilities. This information is designed to be helpful for any professional whose work intersects with the criminal justice system, to ensure that people with disabilities who are victimized have equal access to information, programs, and services – and that they are treated with fairness, compassion, and respect.

National data suggests that three to five million older adults experience some form of abuse annually. NRCDV's December 2015 TA Question of the Month offers insight on serving older survivors of sexual violence.

This webinar addresses the unique obstacles that Latin@ LGBTQ youth face the intersections of violence, homelessness, unstable housing, and other forms of oppression.

In a yearlong investigation of sexual misconduct by U.S. law enforcement, the Associated Press uncovered about 1,000 officers who lost their badges in a six-year period for sexual assault, other sex crimes, or sexual misconduct. The AP’s findings, coupled with other research and interviews with experts, suggest that sexual misconduct is among the most prevalent type of complaint against law officers.

On this 30-minute BlogTalkRadio program, the NRCDV talks with panelists from MANY and Bridge Over Troubled Waters about ways to close the gap in information and services between runaway and homeless youth (RHY) providers and domestic violence/sexual assault programs, sharing promising practices to enhance collaborations and best serve RHY that experience abuse.