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Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress and Assessment of U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons for Fiscal Year 2014
Publisher(s):This report describes the U.S. governments comprehensive campaign to combat TIP during Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, including efforts to carry out the 3P strategy to (1) protect victims by providing benefits and services; (2) investigate and prosecute human trafficking crimes; and (3) prevent further trafficking-related crimes. The report features an assessment of U.S. government activities based on improvements since the last annual report and recommendations made by agencies for further improvement during FY 2015.
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The Use of Technology to Stalk
Publisher(s): This short preview of a 15-minute training video is designed to enhance awareness among professionals working with stalking victims of how stalkers use a vast array of technologies available today.
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Blueprint for Police Accountability and Reform: A New Vision for Policing and the Justice System
Publisher(s): This blueprint from Fair and Just Prosecution provides concrete policy recommendations that criminal justice and government leaders should implement for systematic structural reform that addresses police misconduct and racial injustice in the justice system.
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No Easy Answers: Sex Offender Laws in the US
Publisher(s):This Human Rights Watch report takes an in-depth look into the current sex offender laws in the US and offers a critique of such laws as well as recommendations and model programs. Issues related to juvenile offenders, residency restriction, offender registration, community notification, and internet registries are also discussed.
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Assisting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence, Prosecutor's Guide
Publisher(s):This document provides information to prosecutors on assisting immigrant victims of domestic violence. The document suggests prosecutors collaborate with community-based domestic violence and immigrant service organizations to provide services to immigrant women.
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The Victim's Role in Offender Reentry: A Community Response Manual
Publisher(s):Offers practical suggestions regarding how reentry partners can become involved in assisting victims whose offenders are released, or preparing to be released, to the community.
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Trauma Informed Sexual Assault Investigation Training
Publisher(s): The Trauma Informed Sexual Assault Investigation Training provides law enforcement and multi-disciplinary community partners with information on the neurobiology of trauma and investigative strategies to respond to sexual assault crimes in a victim-centered, trauma-informed manner.
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Overcoming Inadmissibility for U Visa applicants
This paper provides information and strategies for applying for U visa application waivers.
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Elder Sexual Abuse: The Hidden Victim: A Law Enforcement Training Curriculum
Publisher(s):This curriculum covers topics such as recognizing, responding to, and investigating elder sexual assault. The training is interactive, and case studies based on real crimes are used to give the officers practice in applying the information they learn.
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Prosecuting Elder Abuse Cases: Basic Tools and Strategies
Publisher(s):National Center for State Courts (NCSC), National Center for State Courts (NCSC), Center for Elders and the Courts (CEC), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
This toolkit is an overview of elder abuse intended to give prosecutors information about how to identify issues that commonly arise in these cases, suggest practice approaches, and provide a starting point for building effective cases.
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U Visa Law Enforcement Certification Resource Guide
Publisher(s):The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides this guidance to federal, state, local, tribal and territorial law enforcement officers. This public guidance primarily concerns law enforcement certifications for U nonimmigrant status, also known as U visas. The U visa is an immigration benefit that can be sought by victims of certain crimes who are currently assisting or have previously assisted law enforcement in the investigation or prosecution of a crime, or who are likely to be helpful in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity.
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Major Federal Research Project Studies Domestic Violence Assessment
Publisher(s):Describes findings from the U.S. DOJ’s “Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment Validation,” specifically related to the MOSAIC threat assessment.