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This report examines the extent to which local level domestic violence serious incident and fatality reviews exist in New York State. Findings from this research provide a basis from which policy makers can explore new review initiatives.

This annual report gives a statistical overview of numbers and percentages of children living in low-income and poor families. Highlighted demographics include age of children, race and ethnicity, and common misconceptions.

This paper consolidates knowledge about the damaging interplay between homelessness and sexual violence. It clarifies steps researchers, policy-makers, and service providers can take to intervene with victims and prevent future sexual assaults.

This article offers an analysis of the theoretical framework of historical trauma theory and provides a general review of the literature. A conceptual model is introduced illustrating how historical trauma might play a role in disease prevalence and health disparities.

This report highlights promising practices that represent innovative approaches to enforcing domestic violence firearm prohibitions.

This article reviews common characteristics of many online counseling consumers, risks associated with online counseling, and ethical issues to consider when thinking about implementing online counseling practices.

Given its high prevalence, identification of TBI is critical in delivering appropriate services and supports to those who need them. This document provides an overview of the importance of screening for TBI among people accessing state and community services and supports. Information about available instruments used for screening for TBI, as well as tips for screening individuals with TBI are included.

Recent trends have made community re-entry the trigger point for society's most venomous and simplistic responses toward people with a history of sexually offending. Ironically, the re-entry process also has the potential to become one of the best forums for creating the conditions for a safer community and preventing the sexual abuse of children.

The residency of convicted sex offenders released from confinement continues to be an issue of public concern. This report examines local ordinances and state statutes across the country that restrict where a sex offender may legally live, and the constitutional implications of such restrictions. The report also discusses comprehensive risk assessment tools identified by the latest research.

This document includes a testimonial submitted by a transgender woman serving a life sentence in California on her experiences of sexual assault in prison and the systems that fail to keep her safe. It also includes statistical information based on letters received by Stop Prison Rape, an organization dedicated to ending sexual assaults in the prison system.

State anti-trafficking initiatives and laws. Includes summaries of all state laws addressing trafficking as of Sept. 2006 by: Criminalization Statutes, Statewide Interagency Task Forces on Human Trafficking, Bride Trafficking, and Sex Tourism. Alphabetical by state, lists sponsors.

This report shares findings that support the concurrent and predictive validity of the DVSI-R and show that it is robust in its applicability. The findings further show that incidents involving multiple victims are highly associated with DVSI-R risk scores and recidivistic violence.