Policy & Systems Advocacy Content Topic Results
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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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- General Material
January 2006
Preserving the Core of Roe: Reflections on Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Publisher(s):In Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional right to have an abortion while altering the standard for analyzing restrictions on that right, crafting the "undue burden" standard for abortion restrictions. This Article asks whether Casey's undue burden standard has meaningfully protected a woman's right to an abortion.
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- General Material
January 2006
Community Management of Convicted Sex Offenders: Registration. Electronic Monitoring, Civil Commitment, Mandatory Minimums, and Residency Restrictions
Publisher(s):This is a policy statement on the management of sex offenders that was adopted by the Board of Directors of the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2006
There Is No Room for Abuse in Our Community
Publisher(s):West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WVCADV), National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This brochure is designed to raise awareness of services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans communities.
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- General Material
January 2006
The Civil Protective Order as a Tool for Economic Justice
Publisher(s): This article urges attorneys and advocates for survivors to consider using civil protection orders as a tool for accessing economic justice.
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- General Material
January 2006
Ending violence against women: From words to action
Publisher(s):The document highlights and synthesizes issues and concerns related to addressing VAW globally. Promising practices from different countries to address VAW in areas of law, service provision, and prevention are included. The document concludes with recommendations for action in seven key strategic areas.
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- General Material
January 2006
The Impact of the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA) on the Housing Rights and Options of Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This Q&A document explains the key housing provisions of VAWA 2005, including housing-related grant programs, amendments to public housing and section 8 regarding eviction defense, eligibility, and portability, HMIS changes, and new planning requirements.
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- General Material
January 2006
Before It Occurs: Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse
This document discusses various levels of prevention and focuses on primary prevention strategies for intimate partner violence. It also explores health care professionals' role in primary prevention of intimate partner violence.
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- General Material
January 2006
Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence: HELPS Screening Tool for Traumatic Brain Injury
Publisher(s):This document discusses the intersection between DV and TBI, lists symptoms and recommendations for working with survivors with TBI, and offers a screening tool to aid in determining if survivors should be seen by a doctor for further evaluation.
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- General Material
January 2006
Risk Assessment and Sex Offender Community Supervision: A Context-Specific Framework
Publisher(s):The author points out that the risk assessment and management of sex offenders is heavily influenced by the unique social and political context in which our society views sex crimes and sex offenders.
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- General Material
January 2006
Investing in Our Communities: Strategies for Immigrant Integration
Publisher(s):This toolkit for grantmakers draws on extensive research and interviews with hundreds of foundation, community, business, and government leaders. It incorporates academic research as well as policy and community-based concerns into a resource that also can inform the work of practitioners in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors.
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- General Material
January 2006
Model Policy for Law Enforcement on Communicating with People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Publisher(s): This is a model policy by the U.S. Department of Justice that law enforcement agencies can modify for their own organizations as appropriate. It deals with how law enforcement officers should communicate with people who have hearing difficulties.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
January 2006
Finding Dawn
Publisher(s):Finding Dawn illustrates the deep historical, social and economic factors that contribute to the epidemic of violence against Native women in this country.