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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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January 2009
Leadership Development and Leadership Change
Publisher(s):Building Movement Project, Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action, National Community Development Institute, Movement Strategy Center
Leadership Development and Leadership Change is a report on how a group of social justice organizations, in the Bay Area and nationally, are linking leadership development to executive leadership transitions, paying particular attention to race, class, gender, and age.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
January 2009
It's All One Curriculum, Volume 2: Activities for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education
Publisher(s):This curriculum provides concrete tips for applying a human rights framework and basic principles of learner-centered, interactive teaching in the delivery of sexuality, gender and HIV education to youth.
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- General Material
December 2008
Megan's Law: Assessing the Practical and Monetary Efficacy
Publisher(s):This federally-funded study investigated the overall effect of Megan's Law on sexual offending over time, specific deterrence, and costs of the law. It comparatively analyzed sex offender statistics in New Jersey counties one decade before and one after Megan's Law, data on 550 sex offenders released between 1990 and 2000, and implementation and ongoing administrative costs of the law.
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- General Material
December 2008
Adaptation Guidelines for Serving Latino Children and Families Affected by Trauma
Publisher(s):These Adaptation Guidelines have been designed for use by anyone who is interested in better serving Latino/Hispanic children and families who have been impacted by trauma.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
December 2008
Alcohol and Sexual Violence Perpetration
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper examines the frequent co-occurrence of alcohol and sexual violence perpetration. Identifying the different ways alcohol relates to perpetration can aid in the development of effective sexual violence prevention strategies.
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- General Material
December 2008
Key Roles of Law Enforcement in Sex Offender Management
Publisher(s):U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM)
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the roles and leadership opportunities for law enforcement in increasing public safety and reducing the likelihood of further sexual victimization.
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- General Material
December 2008
Individual Development Accounts: An Asset Building Tool
Publisher(s):This document provides a comprehensive overview of IDAs, including the what, why and how, as well as an outline of state-supported IDA programs and various policy options for states and communities.
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- General Material
December 2008
Asssisting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Victims of Violence in Pennsylvania
Publisher(s):This guide discusses the intersections of domestic violence, sexual assault, and hate crimes as experienced by people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender and provides resources available to serve LGBT victims of violence in Pennsylvania
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- General Material
December 2008
State Statutes Requiring the Provision of Foreign Language Interpreters to Parties in Civil Proceedings
Publisher(s):Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP), American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence
This document provides a list of statutes by state on the use of interpreters in civil proceedings.
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- General Material
December 2008
The Future of Fair Housing: Report of the National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Publisher(s):This report presents a summary of recommendations from the National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
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- General Material
November 2008
The Constitutionality of Civil Commitment and the Requirement of Adequate Treatment
Publisher(s):his article addresses the constitutional concerns and costs and benefits associated with civil commitment for sexually violent predators. In particular, it focuses on Washington's civil commitment program, the oldest such program in existence in the United States and, indeed, the only program in the nation in which the constitutional parameters of the treatment program have been fully litigated.
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- General Material
November 2008
The Comprehensive Approach to Sex Offender Management
Publisher(s):This document offers a promising and well-grounded framework that jurisdictions can consider using to build an informed, integrated set of policies and practices to promote the shared goal of ensuring victim and community safety.