Sexual Violence Content Topic Results
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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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- General Material
January 2006
The Links Between Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: A Briefing Handbook
Publisher(s):Addresses positions on trafficking and sex work, as well as various legislative and international human rights responses.
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- General Material
January 2006
Toolkit to Combat Trafficking in Persons
Publisher(s):This toolkit emphasizes comprehensive strategies based on a human rights framework.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2006
There Is No Room for Abuse in Our Community
Publisher(s):West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WVCADV), National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This brochure is designed to raise awareness of services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans communities.
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- General Material
January 2006
The Impact of the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA) on the Housing Rights and Options of Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This Q&A document explains the key housing provisions of VAWA 2005, including housing-related grant programs, amendments to public housing and section 8 regarding eviction defense, eligibility, and portability, HMIS changes, and new planning requirements.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2006
Breaking the Silence: A Training Manual for Activists, Advocates and Latina Organizers
Publisher(s):This manual suggests strategies for organizing, how to work together as a group, how to ensure that the group stays together, how to start an agency to provide culturally specific services, and how to negotiate and improve the system.
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- General Material
December 2005
Key Considerations for Reunifying Adult Sex Offenders and their Families
Publisher(s):U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM)
It provides an overview of the dynamics and key issues warranting attention when considering reunification and preservation with sex offenders as part of a broader, more comprehensive approach to sex offender management.
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- General Material
December 2005
Domestic Violence Against Older Women: Final Technical Report
Publisher(s):This qualitative study report examines domestic violence in older women. The report presents older women's definition of domestic violence, their views about causes, reporting, interventions, and consequences for perpetrators, and barriers to help seeking.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
October 2005
A Call to Men: Ending Domestic Violence, Becoming Part of the Solution
Publisher(s):This web seminar discusses strategies for working with men and boys to prevent intimate partner violence.
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- General Material
October 2005
Understanding the Needs of the Victims of Sexual Assault in the Deaf Community
Publisher(s):The report contains a review of relevant literature as well as information on best practices.
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- General Material
October 2005
Sex Offender Residence Restrictions: A Report to the Florida Legislature
Levenson argues that there is no evidence that sex offender residency restrictions prevent sex crimes or promote public safety. Rather, Levenson believes that such policies may actually exacerbate offenders' psychosocial stressors and thereby increase the likelihood of reoffending.
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- General Material
September 2005
ReShape Issue 16: Sex Offender Management
Publisher(s):This publication deals with the topic of sex offender management and provides important information to coalitions on how to respond to this issue.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
September 2005
Reaching and Serving Teen Victims: A Practical Handbook
Publisher(s):This manual is a resource for victim advocates/service providers that discusses adolescent development, the unique impact of victimization on teens, and strategies for assessing local teen victimization, creating effective outreach activities, making service environments teen-friendly, and interacting with teens in helpful and productive ways. The guide also includes guidance on parent and family involvement and mandatory reporting.









