Police-victim interaction

Virtual Workshop: Understanding Sexual Assault Trauma and Considerations for Conducting a Trauma-Informed Interview

This workshop explores approaches for engaging survivors of sexual assault from a trauma-informed, victim-centered perspective thus supporting recommendations #2 and #22 of the NIJ’s National Best Practices for Sexual Assault Kits: A Multidisciplinary Approach. A sexual assault survivor’s experience during the sexual assault forensic examination (SAFE) conducted by a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE), access to victim advocacy, and interaction with law enforcement can...

Victim Cooperation in Intimate Partner Sexual Assault Cases: A Mixed Methods Examination

NCJ Number

255264

Journal

Justice Quarterly

Date Published

2017

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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The Sexual Stratification Hypothesis: Is the Decision to Arrest Influenced by the Victim/Suspect Racial/Ethnic Dyad?

NCJ Number

253973

Journal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Date Published

2019

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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"Victim is Not Credible" The Influence of Rape Culture on Police Perceptions of Sexual Assault Complainants

NCJ Number

253966

Journal

Justice Quarterly

Date Published

2019

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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It All Just Piles Up: Challenges to Victim Credibility Accumulate to Influence Sexual Assault Case Processing

NCJ Number

253954

Journal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Date Published

2019

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Evaluation of a Victim-Centered, Trauma-Informed Victim Notification Protocol for Untested Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs)

NCJ Number

253156

Journal

Violence Against Women

Date Published

2018

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

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Why Police "Couldn't or Wouldn't" Submit Sexual Assault Kits for Forensic DNA Testing: A Focal Concerns Theory Analysis of Untested Rape Kits

NCJ Number

253155

Journal

Law & Society Review

Date Published

2018

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Accountability, Collaboration, and Social Change: Ethical Tensions in an Action Research Project to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs)

NCJ Number

253154

Journal

American Journal of Community Psychology

Date Published

2017

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Explaining the Use of Traditional Law Enforcement Responses to Human Trafficking Concerns in Illicit Massage Businesses

NCJ Number

305410

Journal

Justice Quarterly

Date Published

April 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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Issue Overview

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Gunshot-victim cooperation with police investigations: Results from the Chicago Inmate Survey

NCJ Number

305059

Journal

Preventive Medicine

Date Published

February 2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

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What Prosecutors and the Police Should Do About Underreporting of Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crime

NCJ Number

304742

Journal

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Date Published

July 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Just Key Considerations for Investigations of Sexual Assault Cases

NCJ Number

304661

Date Published

2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Improving Forensic Responses to Residential Burglaries: Results of a Randomized Controlled Field Trial

NCJ Number

253550

Journal

Journal of Experimental Criminology

Date Published

August 2016

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

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Women's Experiences of Social Reactions From Informal and Formal Supports: Using a Modified Administration of the Social Reactions Questionnaire

NCJ Number

304087

Journal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Date Published

2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Effect of Prior Police Contact on Victimization Reporting Results From the Police-Public Contact and National Crime Victimization Surveys

NCJ Number

253882

Date Published

June 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Perceptions of the Police by Female Victims of Domestic Partner Violence

NCJ Number

202666

Journal

Violence Against Women

Date Published

November 2003

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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Moving On or Dropping Out: Police Processing of Adult Sexual Assault Cases

NCJ Number

242926

Journal

Women & Criminal Justice

Date Published

January 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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Some Unexpected Effects of a Police Service for Victims

NCJ Number

108282

Journal

Crime and Delinquency

Date Published

1987

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Survey

Publisher abstract

Coping With Victimization: The Effects of Police Intervention on Victims' Psychological Readjustment

NCJ Number

108283

Journal

Crime & Delinquency

Date Published

1987

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Evaluation

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Failing Victims? Challenges of the Police Response to Human Trafficking?

NCJ Number

253269

Journal

Criminology & Public Policy

Date Published

July 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Impact of Victim-Focused Outreach on Criminal Legal System Outcomes Following Police-Reported Intimate Partner Abuse

NCJ Number

240456

Journal

Violence Against Women

Date Published

August 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Sex Trafficking: Identifying Cases and Victims

NCJ Number

225759

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

March 2009

Agencies

NIJ

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Issue Overview

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Travails of the Detroit Police-Victims Experiment: Assumptions and Important Lessons

NCJ Number

141989

Journal

American Journal of Police

Date Published

1992

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Publisher abstract

Sexual Assault and Current Mental Health: The Role of Help-Seeking and Police Response

NCJ Number

228969

Journal

Violence Against Women

Date Published

November 2009

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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Sexual Violence Against Alaska Tribal Women: Village Public Safety Officers Having Some Impact

NCJ Number

255071

Date Published

August 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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