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Nonconsensual Pornography: Circulating Sexual Violence Online
Published by: Amber Morczek In this webinar, the presenter defines nonconsensual pornography (often referred to as 'revenge porn'), how it…
TAGS: #WebinarWhat Advocates Should Know About Gender-Based Violence on Campus
Published by: Anton Tripolskii This webinar introduces advocates to the evolution of campus-based responses to sexual violence, stalking, and intimate…
TAGS: #WebinarWhat Criminal Justice Professionals Should Know About Campus Disciplinary Processes
Published by: Anton Tripolskii This webinar compares the way in which gender-based violence is addressed on campus with the criminal…
TAGS: #WebinarBuilding LGBTQ Responses Within the Austin, Texas Police Department
Published by: Greg Abbink, Michael Crumrine Law enforcement's response to intimate partner violence and sexual assault within LGBTQ communities is…
TAGS: #WebinarResponding to Rape Denial: A Talk with Jody Raphael
Published by: Jody Raphael Jody Raphael discusses the distortion of rape statistics, attacks from feminists and conservatives, and the question…
TAGS: #WebinarWhen the Victim is Arrested: Seeking a Just Response
Published by: Quetita Cavero, Mary Ingham, Cindene Pezzell, Sandra Tibbetts Murphy In this webinar the presenters discuss victims of ongoing coercive…
TAGS: #WebinarProsecution 101: Vital Lessons for Advocates
Published by: Mary Ingham, Sandra Tibbetts Murphy The prosecutor plays a central role in a well-functioning coordinated community response to…
TAGS: #WebinarBringing the Prosecution into Your CCR Team
Published by: Mary Ingham, Sandra Tibbetts Murphy As one of the central players in the criminal justice system response to…
TAGS: #WebinarSexual Assault by Law Enforcement
Published by: Andrea Ritchie Through research conducted as a Soros Justice Fellow, Andrea Ritchie determined that 52 percent of 35…
TAGS: #WebinarResponding to Youth Violence Through Community Advocacy
Published by: Shabnam Javdani This webinar presents the four phase community advocacy model, how it has been used in local…
TAGS: #WebinarArresting Victims: The Unintended Consequences of Pro Arrest Policies for Women and Girls
Published by: Shabnam Javdani Many people believe that increasing arrests of women and girls reflect a reality that women and…
TAGS: #WebinarSexually Explicit Media and Communication: Selected Research Findings and Practice Implications
Published by: Jeff R. Temple, PhD , Emily F. Rothman, ScD Dr. Temple will discuss sexting (a combination of the…
TAGS: #WebinarHave Laws Against Domestic Violence Increased the Criminalization of Girls?
Published by: Francine Sherman Every day in the U.S., abused and traumatized girls enter and are pushed through the justice…
TAGS: #WebinarMeasuring Intimate Partner Violence, Partner Sexual Abuse, and Stalking: Considerations and Critiques
Published by: Sherry Hamby, TK Logan, Teri Faragher This webinar explores the ways in which the measurement of Intimate Partner Violence…
TAGS: #WebinarNegotiating Successfully with Allies Around Confidentiality
Published by: Alicia Aikens, JD Despite our best intentions, relationships between professionals can sometimes be a barrier to effective collaborations,…
TAGS: #WebinarTalking with Survivors about Privacy, Releases and Choices
Published by: Alicia Aiken, JD “Sign at the x, then we’ll get working” is the most common approach to discussing…
TAGS: #WebinarPolice-Involved Domestic Violence
Published by: Leigh Goodmark, J.D., David R. Thomas, Dottie Davis Professor Goodmark discusses the findings of her investigation into law…
TAGS: #WebinarPolice Departments’ Use of the Lethality Assessment Program
Published by: Jacqueline Campbell, Jill Messing, Beverly Patchell Calling the police is one of the most commonly employed help seeking…
TAGS: #WebinarMale Peer Support for Violence Against Women
Published by: Martin D. Schwartz, Ph.D., Walter S. DeKeseredy, Ph.D., Casey Gwinn, J.D. Drs. Schwartz and DeKeseredy review their theory…
TAGS: #WebinarChildren Who Experience Intimate Partner Femicide: Their Responses and Needs
Published by: Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell, Dorothy J. Lennig, BS, JD Since its creation in 2007, the Baltimore City Domestic Violence…
TAGS: #WebinarSupporting the Supporters: Informal Networks Have a Role in Preventing Domestic Violence
Published by: Graham Barnes, Elena Esina This webinar explores the value of informal networks in victims’ and perpetrator’s lives. How…
TAGS: #WebinarRespecting Information: Sharing Norms Across Disciplines
Published by: Alicia Aiken When allies come together to address violence, they bring different perspectives to the table. This inter-disciplinary…
TAGS: #WebinarPrevalence and Characteristics Among Domestic Violence and Sexual Offenders
Published by: A. Mervyn Davies This webinar highlights the 2009 Partner Rape Study which explored the prevalence of intimate partner…
TAGS: #WebinarOffenders Who Flee the Scene – What Have We Learned?
Published by: Denise Eng, Bree Adams-Bill, Tara Patet In the early 2000’s Dr. Ellen Pence knew the most dangerous domestic…
TAGS: #WebinarThe Detroit Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Action Research Project (ARP)
Published by: Dr. Rebecca Campbell, Kimberly Hurst, PA-C The Detroit Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Action Research Project (ARP) was formed…
TAGS: #WebinarBest Practices and Help Seeking Obstacles: Advocacy and Law Enforcement
Published by: Sherry Hamby, Ph.D. This webinar presents findings from a national study of domestic violence. Among other findings, an…
TAGS: #WebinarFatherhood, Gender Equality, and Violence Prevention: Examining Data and Exploring Possibilities for Practice & Paradigms
Published by: Juliana Carlson, A. M., Ph.D., Humberto Carolo, Ian DeGeer In this webinar the presenters examine the intersection of…
TAGS: #WebinarLanguage Access at Crime Scenes: Improve Successful Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions
Published by: Rocio Molina, Shelli Sonnenberg, Cannon Han This webinar addresses language access at crime scenes and how decisions law…
TAGS: #WebinarAccounting for Risk and Danger Practice Checklists
Published by: Connie Sponsler-Garcia Ideally, identifying and documenting risk factors for serious or lethal intimate partner violence (IPV) should be…
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesIncreasing Your Safety: Full Faith and Credit for Protection Orders
This guide for survivors provides information on enforcing protection orders across jurisdictional lines pursuant to the full faith and credit…
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesOffender Focused Domestic Violence Initiative
Published by: Marty Sumner, Chief of Police The High Point Police Department in partnership with researchers, practitioners, prosecutors, and community…
TAGS: #WebinarBystander Intervention on Campus: Interpersonal Violence/Sexual Assault
Published by: Sherry Hamby, Robert Eckstein Bystander intervention is a promising innovation in violence prevention and research on its utility…
TAGS: #WebinarDomestic Violence and Stalking Repeat Offenders – 18 USC 2265A
This is the federal statute for the crimes of domestic violence and stalking 18 USCS 2265A.
TAGS: #Statute Guides and MatricesDomestic Assault by a Habitual Offender
This statute is the federal statute for the crime of domestic assault by a habitual offender, 18 USCS 117.
TAGS: #Statute Guides and MatricesTriage Review Assessment
Begun in January 2006, Denver’s Triage Project involves a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that seeks to identify and assess risk factors…
TAGS: #Promising PracticesIslamic Marriage Contracts
Published by: Maha Alkhateeb This guide was developed as a resource for legal professionals and advocates working with Muslims, and…
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesViolence Against Women in the United States and the State’s Obligation to Protect
Despite legal and policy measures designed to protect victims, domestic violence remains a pervasive rights violation in the United States.…
TAGS: #News and UpdatesAmicus Brief: Robertson v. Watson
Published by: Sandra Tibbetts Murphy In this case, the petitioner obtained a civil protection order, which the defendant later violated.…
TAGS: #Amicus BriefLethality Assessment Program for First Responders
Published by: Dave Sargent, Edited by Stephanie Avalon The Lethality Assessment Program or LAP, is based on the research of…
TAGS: #Promising PracticesDomestic Violence Advocates and the Unauthorized Practice of Law
Published by: Kristine Lizdas, Sandra Tibbetts Murphy This document is intended for both volunteer and paid staff of nongovernmental domestic…
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesSafety and Accountability Audit of the response to Native women who report sexual assault in Duluth, Minnesota
Published by: Mending the Sacred Hoop & Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault Executive Summary of a Safety…
TAGS: #Community Safety ReportFull Faith and Credit for Protection Orders: Advocate’s Guide
This pull-out pocket guide for law enforcement is a quick reference from the Law Enforcement Officer’s Guide to Enforcing Protection…
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesConfidentiality: An Advocate’s Guide
Published by: Julie Kunce Field, Deb Goelman, Barbara Hart, Rebekah Lee, Sandra Tibbetts Murphy, Kim Tolhurst, Roberta Valente Confidentiality and…
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesViolence Against Native Women: A Guide for Practitioner Action
This guide contains information on protection orders and Native American women and domestic and sexual violence. It provides specific information…
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesDomestic Violence and Probation
Published by: Fernando Mederos This article offers specialized management techniques that probation officers can use to monitor batterers and intervene…
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesThe Role of Restorative Justice in the Battered Women’s Movement
Published by: Loretta Frederick, Kristine Lizdas This article provides a comparison of the principles and practices of the restorative justice…
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesEffective Advocacy on Behalf of Battered Women
Published by: Loretta Frederick This brief article describes the role of the advocate, defines the characteristics of a battering relationship,…
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesViolence Against Women: A Curriculum for Empowerment Facilitator’s Manual
Published by: Susan Schechter, Sharon Szymanski, Michele Cahill A manual for facilitators of battered women's groups. The curriculum and workshops…
TAGS: #Tools and Guides