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October 2017
Taxpayers Who are Victims of Domestic Abuse Should Know Their Rights
Publisher(s): Domestic abuse often includes control over finances, and important part of managing finances is understanding one’s tax rights. This page from the IRS offers information about survivors' rights when filing their taxes.
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October 2017
Building Students’ Resilience on the Bus
Publisher(s): This article provides six strategies bus drivers can use to support students’ emotional self-regulation.
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October 2017
Enhanced Safety Planning for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Publisher(s): This webinar offers guidance for advocates on how to help immigrant survivors become aware of their rights; identify immigration remedies for victims, including special VAWA provisions around confidentiality; prepare enhanced safety plans for immigrant survivors; and increase meaningful access to services for immigrants and survivors with limited English proficiency.
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October 2017
Foundations for the Future: Empowerment Economics in the Native Hawaiian Context
Publisher(s):Hawaiian Community Assets (HCA), National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD), Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University (IASP), Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA)
This report offers insight into the challenges and opportunities of building wealth in Native Hawaiian communities, and fills a gap in research by shedding light on a group whose strengths and struggles are uniquely reflective of both indigenous histories and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) experiences.
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October 2017
Investigating Sexual Assaults: Model Policy
Publisher(s):This model policy provides officers and investigators with guidelines for responding to reports of sexual assault, assisting victims, collaborating with local health service agencies, and conducting interviews with victims, witnesses, and suspects.
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October 2017
Impact of Language Access and the Requirements of Title VI on Law Enforcement
Publisher(s):Failure to utilize qualified interpreters increases risk to officer and community safety, jeopardizes criminal investigations and prosecutions, and can result in the loss of federal funding. This webinar addresses the widespread problem of police failure to access qualified interpreters and the problems associated with using unqualified interpreters.
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October 2017
Privilege Exercise
This activity was designed to provide college students with an opportunity to understand the intricacies of privilege and to explore the ways that we enjoy privileges based on being members of social identity groups in the United States.
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October 2017
Tax Information for Survivors of Domestic Abuse
Publisher(s):This brochure provides basic information about Innocent Spousal Relief, including what documentation is needed and privacy issues.
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October 2017
Ensuring Access to Shelter and Services for Immigrant Survivors
Publisher(s): Immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking often face additional challenges and barriers when seeking assistance and safety. This document discusses the importance of continuously enhancing outreach and access to services in order to provide a pathway to safety and well-being for immigrant survivors and their children.
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October 2017
Balancing the Scales of Justice
Publisher(s): The “Balancing the Scales of Justice” webinar series outlines what gender bias is, its impacts on domestic and sexual violence investigations, and strategies for leaders to identify and address it within their agencies.
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September 2017
Be Her Resource: A Toolkit about School Resource Officers and Girls of Color
Publisher(s): This toolkit provides guiding principles and policy recommendations that are designed to improve interactions between girls of color and SROs, with the ultimate goal of reducing girls of colors’ disproportionate rates of contact with the juvenile justice system.
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September 2017
Comparing Forms of Immigration Relief for Immigrant Victims of Crime
Publisher(s): This chart is a basic outline of various forms of immigration relief available to immigrant crime victims including domestic violence, sexual assault and trafficking victims.