Victims of crime
Assessing and Enhancing the Utility of NIBRS Data
The Effect of Prior Police Contact on Victimization Reporting: Results from the Police Public Contact and National Crime Victimization Surveys
Invitation to Apply for Funding to Support the Exploratory Research into the Intersection of Forced Marriage, Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence Project
Enhancing the Safety of Elderly Victims After the Close of an APS Investigation
Police Departments' Use of the Lethality Assessment Program: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation
Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Exams and VAWA 2005: Payment Practices, Successes, and Directions for the Future
Voices from the Field: How California Stakeholders View Public Safety Realignment
Delivery and Evaluation of Sexual Assault Forensic (SAFE) Training Programs
Impact of Immigration on Ethnic-Specific Violence
Screening for Human Trafficking: Guidelines for Administering the Trafficking Victim Identification Tool (TVIT)
Improving Human Trafficking Victim Identification-Validation and Dissemination of a Screening Tool
Situational Crime Prevention at Specific Locations in Community Context: Place and Neighborhood Effects
Translational Research on Child Neglect: Progress and Future Needs
Experience of Dating Violence Among Latino Adolescents
Evaluating the Elder Abuse Forensic Center Model
Documentation of Resident to Resident Elder Mistreatment in Residential Care Facilities
Houston Creates a Hotline, Hires Justice Advocate to Help Solve Sexual Assaults
Watch Caitlin Sulley discuss how action-research team in Houston went about making the action-research project investigating unsubmitted sexual assault kits in Houston as victim-oriented as possible. Ms. Sulley talks about the creation of a hotline for sexual assault victims to call and the police department's hiring of a justice advocate.
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Notifying Sexual Assault Victims When Evidence Is Tested
Interview with Dr. Noël Busch-Armendariz, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Watch Dr. Noël Busch-Armendariz discuss what Houston is learning about the role of notifying sexual assault victims when their rape kits are DNA-tested. In talking about the nationwide implications of the Houston action-research project, Dr. Busch-Armendariz says that the nation is ready to move beyond a focus solely on kit-testing to the larger discussion of how to tackle the complicated issue of sexual assault.
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The Importance of Victim Cooperation in Solving Sexual Assaults
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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