Cyberstalking: A Growing Challenge for the U.S. Legal System
Date Published
2023
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NIJ-Sponsored
Intimate partner violence
Can Science Enhance Equity? Findings and Implications From a Study To Detect Bruising on Victims with Dark Skin Pigmentation
August 2023
Series
This plenary panel from the 2023 NIJ Research Conference features fascinating research on a methodology to improve the detection and documentation of bruises on victims of violence who have dark skin pigmentation. This study highlights the intersection between science, justice, and racial equity, featuring practitioner and victims’ advocacy perspectives. The discussion describes the research and its findings and explore strategies to ensure that this particular evidence-based methodology can be widely implemented by nurse practitioners in the field.
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What Has Longitudinal Research on Teen Dating Violence Taught Us?
Date Published
July 2023
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NIJ
Evaluating Victim Services Text and Chat Hotlines
Date Published
June 2023
Agencies
NIJ
Five Things About Teen Dating Violence
Date Published
May 2023
Agencies
NIJ
UAA Research on Violence Against Women
Date Published
2009
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Campus Sexual Assault Responses (CSAR): Informing Trauma-Informed Policies, Protocols, and Training
April 2022
Sexual violence is a significant criminal justice problem with long-term effects for its victims. In particular, sexual assault on or related to college campuses across the United States presents a growing public health and economic burden, starting with significant impacts on academic outcomes.
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Gender-Based Violence and the Latinx Community
September 2022
In this webinar, a panel of experts will share what the field currently knows about gender-based violence in the Latinx community.
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Economic Justice for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
October 2022
Financial abuse is a common strategy used by those who abuse to gain power and control. The first panelist will discuss how intimate partner violence intersects with economic justice. In the second panelist's presentation, intimate partner violence shelter approaches and housing policies will be addressed. The final panelist will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on economic security and survivors’ experiences of economic hardship.
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Defining and Studying Elder Abuse Polyvictimization
January 2023
Series
NIJ Social Science Analyst Yunsoo Park shares her knowledge about elder abuse, a widespread issue in the U.S. and around the world, particularly polyvictimization — the experience of a range of different types of abuse and maltreatment. As much as 11% of community-residing older adults experienced some form of abuse or mistreatment in the past year. Yunsoo discusses risk factors, difficulties in defining and studying elder abuse polyvictimization, and strategies for intervention and prevention. Stacy Lee Reynolds, a Communications Assistant with NIJ, hosts.
The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Exposure in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: A Developmental Psychopathology Approach
Date Published
2018
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NIJ-Sponsored
Addressing Domestic Violence Through Use of Circle Peacemaking: Reflections on Building Tribal-Researcher Capacity
Date Published
June 2022
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NIJ-Sponsored
Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Human Trafficking
December 2022
Series
Human trafficking is an issue without a simple solution, but research on this problem is helping victims and developing tools and information to help better understand, prevent, and respond to trafficking. NIJ Scientist Mary Carlton joins host Josh Mondoro, Communications Assistant at NIJ, for a discussion about this research.