Victims of sex offenses
Law Enforcement Agency Practices and Policies for the Investigation of Child Sex Trafficking: Are Agencies Using Victim-Centered Approaches?
Date Published
October 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
"I Don't Think a Broken Spirit Can Be Quantified": Perceptions of College Victimization and Its Consequences Among Students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
Date Published
July 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Victim Services
May 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic had a detrimental impact on communities across the nation and significantly affected various aspects of individuals’ lives. One of the negative impacts was an increase in gender-based violence accompanied by shifting barriers to accessing services and support. Victims and victim service providers faced various challenges dealing with the increase in need for services, navigating barriers to help-seeking, and addressing logistical issues.
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Contexts and Characteristics of Imaged-Based Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children: Incident Dynamics in a National Sample
Date Published
February 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Building Knowledge About Victim Services
Date Published
March 15, 2024
Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey showcase trends in victim service use and how the Bureau of Justice Statistics is addressing gaps in understanding around victim services and their providers.
Youth and young adult dating relationship dynamics and subsequent abusive outcomes
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Cumulative Incidence of Physical and Sexual Dating Violence: Insights From A Long-term Longitudinal Study
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Teen Dating Violence Victimization: Associations Among Peer Justification, Attitudes Toward Gender Inequality, Sexual Activity, and Peer Victimization
Date Published
2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Sexual Assault in Alaska
Date Published
2009
Publication Type
Presentation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
FY 2021 Report to the Committees on the Judiciary on the Study of Investigative Factors Related to Online Child Exploitation Report
Date Published
August 2022
Agencies
NIJ
The Link Between the SAMFE and Police Perceptions of Victim Credibility
Date Published
April 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Sexual Harassment of Law Enforcement Officers: Findings From a Nationally Representative Survey
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
How Much Violence Against Women is There? (From Violence Against Women and Family Violence: Developments in Research, Practice, and Policy, 2004, Bonnie Fisher, ed. -- See NCJ-199701)
Date Published
2004
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ
Just Science Podcast: Just Research on Anonymous and Unreported Sexual Assault Cases
Content Advisory
Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
Date Published
April 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
A Network Approach to Examining Co-occurring Victimization and Perpetration in Dating Abuse Among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adolescents
Date Published
February 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Just Supporting Male Survivors of Sexual Assault
Content Advisory
Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
Date Published
August 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Older Opposite-Sex Romantic Partners, Sexual Risk, and Victimization in Adolescence
Date Published
July 2014
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Population and Subgroup Differences in the Prevalence and Predictors of Campus Sexual Assault to Inform Preventive Interventions
2020-VA-CX-0004
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2020
$254,196
Development of a Comprehensive Measure of the Sexual Victimization of College Women
Date Published
1999
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Effects of Gender Violence/Harassment Prevention Programming in Middle Schools: A Randomized Experimental Evaluation
Date Published
2010
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Physical Abuse, Sexual Victimization, and Marijuana/Hashish and Cocaine Use Over Time: A Structural Analysis Among a Cohort of High Risk Youths
Date Published
1990
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Does the Inclusion Criterion of Women's Aggression as Opposed to Their Victimization Result in Samples That Differ on Key Dimensions of Intimate Partner Violence?
Date Published
January 2010
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Does Recent Physical and Sexual Victimization Affect Further Substance Use for Adult Drug-Involved Offenders?
Date Published
2012
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Recidivism Among High Risk Youths: A 2 1/2-Year Follow-up for a Cohort of Juvenile Detainees
Date Published
1991
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored