Sexual Violence Content Topic Results
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May 2020
COVID-19 Impact Briefs
Publisher(s): The National Resource Center for Reaching Victims conducted a series of listening sessions to unearth the impact the COVID-19 health crisis is having on underserved victims of crime and better resource the crime victim services field to respond to those needs. This series of impact briefs summarizes key findings.
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April 2020
Sexual Violence Against Women and Children in Indian Country
Publisher(s): This fact sheet from the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center outlines key statistics on Native women's experiences of violence.
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April 2020
Law Enforcement Response to Domestic and Sexual Violence and COVID-19
Publisher(s): On April 23, 2020, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) hosted a Virtual Roundtable on COVID-19 and Law Enforcement Response to Domestic and Sexual Violence. Included is a recording of the virtual roundtable and a compilation of resources, such as webinars, libraries, and lists that were referenced.
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- Training Tools
April 2020
Reducing Gender Bias in Sexual Assault Response and Investigation – Part 1
Publisher(s): This webinar series explores the phenomenon of gender bias and the resulting stereotypes and attitudes that can influence the professional response to, and investigation of, sexual assault. Part 1 begins by introducing the concept of implicit bias, and then address key questions about how this can influence sexual assault dynamics and responses.
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- Training Tools
April 2020
Reducing Gender Bias in Sexual Assault Response and Investigation – Part 2
Publisher(s): This webinar series explores the phenomenon of gender bias and the resulting stereotypes and attitudes that can influence the professional response to, and investigation of, sexual assault. Part 2 resumes the discussion with an exploration of how gender bias affects victim blaming after the sexual assault.
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February 2020
Fact Sheet: Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, and Human Trafficking in Native Hawaiian Communities
Publisher(s): This fact sheet from the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence outlines key statistics and information on domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking in Native Hawaiian communities
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February 2020
Safer Sooner: Toward a Global Binding Norm to End Violence Against Women and Girls
Publisher(s): On February 20, 2020, the Every Woman Institute released its first-ever Safer Sooner Report. The Safer Sooner Report identifies gaps under current international systems in addressing and preventing violence against women and girls, and maps out a path to a world where every woman can claim her right to live free from violence.
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January 2020
Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth is Violence Prevention
Publisher(s): This white paper explains how and why LGBTQ children and youth experience disproportionate rates of violence and trauma, and how those experiences tend to lead to even more violence and trauma down the road. Most importantly, it explains how this trajectory can be disrupted, even by neighbors and other bystanders.
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January 2020
Infographics: Trauma-Informed Advocacy for Survivors of Human Trafficking at Points of Contact
Publisher(s): The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence released a set of shareable infographics outlining recommendations from survivors of human trafficking and the advocates who work with them for practicing trauma-informed advocacy at various points of contact.
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January 2020
The Things They Carry: Trauma-Informed Responses to Elder Abuse
Publisher(s): The report contains recommendations from symposium experts who charted a course for advancing responses to elder abuse that are informed by the manifestations and consequences of trauma and promising strategies for healing.
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- NRCDV Publications
January 2020
Colonization, Homelessness, and the Prostitution and Sex Trafficking of Native Women
Publisher(s): This paper seeks to illustrate the impact of human trafficking on Native women and girls in our times, with particular attention to the historical context in the United States and the interconnection between trafficking and housing instability.
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January 2020
Partnership to End Gendered Islamophobia Community Report
Publisher(s): Gendered Islamophobia consists of the ways the state utilizes gendered forms of violence to oppress, monitor, punish, maim and control Muslim bodies. This report shares collective learnings from a convening of the Partnership to End Gendered Islamophobia on the 19th anniversary of 9/11.