Research for the Real World: NIJ Seminar Series
NIJ’s in-person seminar series is held periodically in Washington, D.C. and features research that is changing our thinking about policies and practices. The seminars are recorded before a live audience and published on the NIJ Web.
Coming Soon: The Neurobiology of Sexual Assault: Implications for First Responders in Law Enforcement, Prosecution, and Victim Advocacy
E-mail Updates: Get an e-mail alert when NIJ announces a new event or posts a recorded seminar.
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Voices From the Field:
Findings From the NGI Listening Sessions
The purpose of the NGI is to provide training and technical assistance to prevention, intervention, treatment, and aftercare programs for at-risk and delinquent girls across the nation.
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JUVJUST Says: Publication Offers Best Practices for Serving Victimized and Traumatized Children
The Safe Start Center has released “Victimization and Trauma Experienced by Children and Youth: Implications for Legal Advocates,” a 16-page brief that examines the prevalence and impact of child victimization and exposure to violence. The publication also covers trauma-related stress symptoms, assessments, and treatments; offers practice tips for judges, attorneys, and court-appointed special advocates; and provides guidance for advancing policy to support trauma-informed practice.
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ATIXA Tip of the Week
To what violations does Title IX apply?
Click here for ATIXA’s response.
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REPORTS:
PEA: Prison Rape Elimination Act- Final Rule
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/programs/pdfs/prea_final_rule.pdf
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Social Networks, Delinquency, and Gang Membership: Using a Neighborhood Framework to Examine the Influence of Network Composition and Structure in a Latino Community
As part of the Social Networks, Delinquency, and Gang Membership project, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, social network data were collected from youth in a small, at-risk neighborhood.
Results indicated that individuals with multiple, separate groups of friends have greater constraints on their behavior and are less likely to be delinquent. Results also suggested that networks with very low densities (fewer connections) are more successful contexts for intervention.
These findings are relevant to developing appropriate delinquency programs and shed light on the efficacy of neighborhood-based interventions.
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412519&RSSFeed=UI_JusticePolicyCenter.xml
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Interesting Articles from the VAWnet.org Library:
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Exploring the links: Eating Disorders & Sexual Violence
This online resource collection offers information on the intersections of sexual violence and eating disorders. Recent research and practice efforts have shown links between sexual victimization during childhood or adolescence and developing an eating disorder. To provide more informed services, people working in anti-violence movements can review the resources in this online resource collection on sexual violence, trauma, and eating disorders.
Findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: Implications for Prevention
In December 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the initial findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS). This survey became the subject of hundreds of news stories about the prevalence of sexual violence, intimate partner violence and stalking. In this web conference, we share results of the survey and explore the implications for prevention efforts.
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