Civil Legal Rights & Protections Content Topic Results
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- General Material
September 2004
The Violence Against Women Act and Its Impact on Sexual Violence Public Policy: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Publisher(s):The paper provides policy recommendations for strengthening the Act's response to victims of sexual violence, including core services for victims.
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- General Material
September 2004
Understanding Rape Shield Laws
This report outlines the history of rape shield laws and delineates the types of shield laws in all 50 states. The author analyzes the serious gaps in these laws and critiques the continued admission of evidence of complainants' sexual history.
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- General Material
May 2004
Voter Privacy in the Digital Age
Publisher(s):Report on a nationwide, state-by-state survey on voter registration data and the privacy implications of data-gathering and dissemination practices. Designed to inform the development of policy solutions that address voter privacy in the digital age.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
May 2004
Sexual Victimization in Indian Country: Barriers and Resources for Native Women Seeking Help
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document summarizes the barriers facing and resources available to American Indian victims of sexual victimization, with a focus on systemic barriers found in the organizations and communities most likely to serve native women.
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- General Material
February 2004
Developing Linguistically and Culturally Responsive Materials for Latina Survivors
Publisher(s):Provides a summary of efforts made by the Alianza to understand and respond to the barriers and challenges and concludes with recommendations for service providers to develop culturally and linguistically appropriate materials.
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- General Material
January 2004
What is Public Policy?
This one page memorandum offers definitions for different forms of public policy: legislation, regulation, case law, procedural change, funding, and statements of policy. Advocates will find this useful as an educational tool and glossary.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
June 2003
Public Housing Occupancy Guidebook
Publisher(s):The HUD Public Housing Occupancy Guidebook is a reference tool for public housing staff. There is not a specific chapter about sexual violence, but it does include information about nondiscrimination and civil rights.
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- General Material
November 2002
Model Protocol on Services for Limited English Proficient Immigrant and Refugee Victims of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This resource outlines protocol for working with LEP survivors of domestic violence. It also contains answers to frequently asked questions, and has articles that cover working well with interpreters, basic dos and don'ts of advocacy with LEP clients, and a know your rights sheet for immigrants and refugees.
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- General Material
June 2002
Firearms and Domestic Violence: A Primer for Judges
Publisher(s):This article provides an overview of related research, judicial response, applicable laws, and effective judicial practice in response to the deadly combination of firearms and domestic violence.
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- General Material
March 2002
Offering a Helping Hand: Legal Protections for Battered Immigrant Women, A History of Legislative Responses
This article presents an overview of the history of legal protections for immigrant women who experience domestic violence in the United States. The document notes legal amendments since 1990 that reflect an increased understanding of the danger of domestic violence to the society as a whole and to individual survivors.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
February 2002
Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence: Cultural Challenges and Available Legal Protections
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
Explores the unique experiences and challenges facing immigrant battered women in the U.S. This paper also outlines legal protections available to immigrant women who experience domestic violence, including an overview of options available through VAWA.
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- General Material
January 2002
Extreme Critical Thinking Handout
This document lists questions to help guide an analysis of reforms and is based on Susan Schechter’s Women and Male Violence (1982).