NRCDV Publications
The materials displayed here include practice guides, research briefs and reports, policy papers, information packets, Technical Assistance Guidance (TAG) documents, webinar recordings, videos, brochure templates, and other publications of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
Practice guides, research briefs and reports, policy papers, information packets, Technical Assistance Guidance (TAG) documents, webinar recordings, videos, and brochure templates. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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- NRCDV Publications
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January 1999
Organizing College Campuses Against Dating Abuse
Publisher(s):This publication provides information and assistance to staff in higher education and/or domestic violence programs who are interested in developing a comprehensive response to dating abuse as it affects students on college campuses.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 1999
New Challenges for the Battered Women's Movement: Building Collaborations and Improving Public Policy for Poor Women
Publisher(s):This paper advocates the adoption of an agenda that recognizes the importance of safety, justice and economic resources for women and their families and urges that advocates pay particular attention to the concerns and interests of poor women.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 1999
The Austin Community Domestic Violence Project: A Blueprint for Raising Community Awareness and Promoting Local Action
Publisher(s):Describes a community organizing project that worked within an African American community to mobilize and train citizen leaders and business gatekeepers to safely and effectively intervene in domestic violence cases and raise neighborhood awareness.
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- NRCDV Publications
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August 1998
A Review of Standards for Batterer Intervention Programs
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document reports on the current status of standards for batterer intervention programs in each U.S. state, describes the common elements of standards, and explores the positive and negative aspects of standards. It includes a state-by-state chart.
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August 1998
Child Custody and Visitation Decisions in Domestic Violence Cases: Legal Trends, Research Findings, and Recommendations
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document highlights some of the legal and cultural trends surrounding custody and visitation decisions and identifies a strong need to consider more carefully the dynamics of domestic violence in these decisions.
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- NRCDV Publications
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February 1998
Abuse and Women with Disabilities
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document highlights the prevalence of violence against women with disabilities, examines abuse interventions for women with disabilities, and offers a critique of studies on abuse and disability. Includes recommendations for research and practice.
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- NRCDV Publications
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February 1998
Measuring the Extent of Woman Abuse in Intimate Heterosexual Relationships: A Critique of the Conflict Tactics Scales
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document offers a critique of the Conflict Tactics Scale, a commonly-used measurement instrument designed to estimate the extent of violence against women, examining several limitations and describing the need for multiple measures of woman abuse.
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- NRCDV Publications
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January 1998
Family Violence Protocol Development for TANF and Child Support Agencies
Publisher(s):This paper provides detailed guidance on developing family violence protocols within welfare settings. It is written to assist domestic violence advocates and state administrators implementing PRWORA
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 1998
Incidence Rates of Violence Against Women: A Comparison of the Redesigned National Crime Victimization Survey and the 1985 National Family Violence Survey
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document highlights the differences between two of the largest U.S. surveys that attempt to measure violence against women, and explores the factors that attribute to the differences in incidence rates of violence in each study.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 1998
Building Opportunities for Battered Women's Safety and Self-Sufficiency
Publisher(s):This practice paper provides background information about domestic violence and describes options battered women need available to them in order to be safe and more economically independent.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
December 1997
Poverty, Welfare and Battered Women: What Does the Research Tell Us?
Publisher(s):The paper explores what we know and don't know about the prevalence of dv among poor women and women receiving welfare; the connections that can be drawn between welfare and dv; and the effects of dv on women receiving welfare benefits.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
September 1997
Substance Abuse and Woman Abuse by Male Partners
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
The author examines various perspectives regarding the relationship between substance abuse and violence, explores research on substance abuse by batterers, discusses substance abuse by battered women, and includes recommendations for interventions.