Sexual Violence Content Topic Results

This list of items was designed to assist employers in crafting a strong sexual harassment workplace policy.

This article addresses the statistical discrepancies which the author asserts debunk the belief that sexual abuse in childhood causes homosexuality or bisexuality.

This framework is a technical assistant tool designed to support UN member states to effectively implement the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, which is a protocol that obligates its ratifying states to prevent and combat trafficking in persons.

This brief fact sheet talks about the risk of sexual abuse that immigration detainees face and the difficulty of seeking assistance.

This review takes stock of the achievements of 15 years of work on the VAW mandate, which has produced an impressive collection of annual reports, country mission reports, and communication reports comprising many communications to and from governments.

This second volume reviews eight programs that address different forms of violence against women to identify what works in programming to address violence against women.

This monograph explores the role of the Black church in addressing intimate partner violence in the African American community, including recommendations for facilitating spiritual healing and freedom from intimate partner violence.  

This Applied Research paper examines the relationship between alcohol and sexual victimization. The paper focuses on victims' experiences, including resistance during and psychological effects subsequent to alcohol-involved sexual assault incidents.

This federally-funded study investigated the overall effect of Megan's Law on sexual offending over time, specific deterrence, and costs of the law. It comparatively analyzed sex offender statistics in New Jersey counties one decade before and one after Megan's Law, data on 550 sex offenders released between 1990 and 2000, and implementation and ongoing administrative costs of the law.

This Applied Research paper examines the frequent co-occurrence of alcohol and sexual violence perpetration. Identifying the different ways alcohol relates to perpetration can aid in the development of effective sexual violence prevention strategies.

Based upon both research and practice, we offer 20 strategies that hold promise for reducing risk and promoting safe communities. Each strategy is illustrated by a case study representing one jurisdiction's efforts to thoughtfully advance practice. These policy and practice initiatives, the underlying rationale and available evidence supporting them, and the accompanying jurisdictional case studies together represent the tremendous progress that has been achieved in our nation's continued efforts to prevent further sexual victimization.

This document offers a promising and well-grounded framework that jurisdictions can consider using to build an informed, integrated set of policies and practices to promote the shared goal of ensuring victim and community safety.