What should advocates know?
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Victim advocates
VictimConnect: Operations Summary
Date Published
December 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Specialized Domestic Violence Court in South Carolina: An Example of Procedural Justice for Victims and Defendants
Journal
Violence Against Women
Date Published
June 2007
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Developing Recruitment Methods for Vulnerable, Traumatized Adolescents: A Feminist Evaluation Approach
Journal
American Journal of Evaluation
Date Published
March 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Evaluation of Victim Advocacy Within a Team Approach
Date Published
2004
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
California Prison Downsizing and Its Impact on Local Criminal Justice Systems
Journal
Harvard Law & Policy Review
Date Published
June 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Civil Protective Order Effectiveness: Justice or Just a Piece of Paper?
Journal
Violence and Victims
Date Published
2010
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Minnesota Sexual Assault Kit Research Project
2019-MU-MU-0095
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$657,908
The Neurobiology of Sexual Assault: Implications for Law Enforcement, Prosecution, and Victim Advocacy
December 2012
Dr. Campbell brings together research on the neurobiology of trauma and the criminal justice response to sexual assault. She explains the underlying neurobiology of traumatic events, its emotional and physical manifestation, and how these processes can impact the investigation and prosecution of sexual assaults. Real-world, practical implications are examined for first responders, such as law enforcement, nurses, prosecutors, and advocates.
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Prosecuting Cases of Elder Abuse
June 2010
This panel will feature NIJ-funded research that has direct, practical implications for the prosecution of elder abuse cases. Panelists will present findings from a study of prosecutors in three states that examined the factors that influenced their decisions to prosecute elder financial abuse cases. The panel will also provide the results from an evaluation of five innovative court-based models that target perpetrators of elder abuse.
Transcript
Audio file
1 of 4: Prosecuting Cases of Elder Abuse, Andy Mao, Senior Counsel for Health Care Fraud and Elder Justice, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice
, 2 of 4: Prosecuting Cases of Elder Abuse, Shelly Jackson, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
, 3 of 4: Prosecuting Cases of Elder Abuse, Lori Stiegel, Senior Attorney, Commission on Law and Aging, American Bar Association
, 4 of 4: Prosecuting Cases of Elder Abuse, Page Ulrey, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, Wash.
Technology Becomes a Tool for Abuse - Interview at the 2009 NIJ Conference
Date Published
December 2009
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Interview
An In-depth Examination of Batterer Intervention and Alternative Treatment Approaches for Domestic Violence Offenders
Date Published
July 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
#WhyIStayed: A Study of IPV Victim Recantation and Non-Cooperation in the Criminal Justice System
2017-VA-CX-0034
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$406,079
Indicators of Sex Trafficking in Online Escort Ads
2017-MU-CX-0005
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$597,532
Criminal Protective Orders as a Critical Strategy To Reduce Domestic Violence, Researcher-Practitioner Partnership Summary
Date Published
February 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Measuring Outcomes in Services to Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking: Instrument Development and Testing
2016-VT-BX-0001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$464,515
Post-Incarceration Partner Violence: Examining the Social Context of Victimization to Inform Victim Services and Prevention
2016-VF-GX-0010
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$222,453
A New Approach to Utilizing Evidence from Sexual Assault Kits in Texas: Benefits and Costs of a Universal Testing Statute
2016-IJ-CX-0019
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$235,794
Investigating the Impacts of Institutional and Contextual Factors on Protection Order Decision-Making
2015-IJ-CX-0013
Open
Funding First Awarded
2015
$369,928
Solving New Haven Cold Cases with DNA
2014-DN-BX-K079
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$233,092
Salt Lake City Police Department Solving Homicide and Forcible Rape Cold Cases with DNA Project
2014-DN-BX-K075
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$270,000
Voices From the Field: How California Stakeholders View Public Safety Realignment, Working Paper
Date Published
January 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Legislation/Policy Analysis
The Importance of Victim Cooperation in Solving Sexual Assaults
April 2014
Interview with Dr. Bill Wells, Ph.D., Sam Houston State University
Watch Bill Wells discuss the problem of unsubmitted sexual assault kits in Houston, including some lessons learned to-date. Dr. Wells also talks about the crucial role of victim cooperation in solving sexual assault cases and the Houston Police Department's hiring of a justice advocate to improve investigations.
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