Violent crime
Integrating Prevention and Intervention: A School Health Center Program to Promote Healthy Relationships
National Profile of Children Exposed to Family Violence: Police Response, Family Response, and Individual Impact
Evaluating the Cost Effectiveness of the Elder Abuse Forensic Center Model
Summary Report: Dating Violence Among Latino Adolescents - II (DAVILA - II) Study
Life Course, Relationship, and Situational Contexts of Teen Dating Violence: A Final Summary Overview
NIJ FY 15 Evaluation of the Office on Violence Against Women's Sexual Assault Justice Initiative
NIJ seeks proposals to evaluate the Office on Violence Against Women’s (OVW) Sexual Assault Justice Initiative. The OVW Sexual Assault Justice Initiative will fund up to eight sites to implement performance measures intended to gauge prosecution efforts in cases of sexual assault. The performance measures are intended to improve prosecutorial practices by targeting accountability-related outputs and outcomes rather than determining success by conviction rates.
Project D.A.T.E.: A Review of the Findings on Risky Relationships and Teen Dating Violence Among Low Income/Service-Receiving Adolescents in the Charlottesville Area
Teen Dating Violence: How Peers Can Affect Risk & Protective Factors
NIJ FY 15 Examining Violence Against American Indian & Alaska Native Women: Domestic Violence, Homicide, Intimate Partner Violence, Sex Trafficking, Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence
NIJ is seeking proposals for research and evaluation that will examine violence and victimization experienced by American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) women living in Indian Country and Alaska Native villages to produce a deeper understanding of the issues faced by Native American women and help formulate public policies and prevention strategies to decrease the incidence of violent crimes committed against AI and AN...
NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism
NIJ is seeking proposals for research targeted toward developing a better understanding of the domestic radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based strategies for effective intervention and prevention. The goal of this solicitation is to aid federal, State, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies and their attendant communities in implementing programs that prevent or counter radicalization to violent extremism. The solicitation focuses on all forms of radicalization...
NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on the Investigation and Adjudication of Campus Sexual Assault
NIJ is seeking proposals for research and evaluation related to the investigation and adjudication of sexual assaults on college and university campuses. The White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault identified a need to improve understanding of current practices in campus investigation and judicial decision-making involving student-on-student sexual assault. In response, NIJ is seeking proposals to examine:
- Current or new investigation practices...
Building Healthy Teen Relationships: An Evaluation of the Fourth R Curriculum with Middle School Students in the Bronx
Taking on the Challenge of Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits
Taking on the Challenge of Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits
Factors Contributing to Ongoing Intimate Partner Abuse: Childhood Betrayal Trauma and Dependence on One's Perpetrator
Context and Consequences of Sexual Assault Among Undergraduate Women at Historically Black Colleges and Universities HBCUs
Cycle of Violence in Context: Exploring the Moderating Roles of Neighborhood Disadvantage and Cultural Norms
Varieties of Violent Behavior
Teen Dating Relationships: Understanding and Comparing Youth and Adult Conceptualizations, Final Report
Teen Dating Relationships: Understanding and Comparing Youth and Adult Conceptualizations, Executive Summary
Assessing the Link Between Foreclosure and Crime Rates: A Multi-level Analysis of Neighborhoods Across Large U.S. Cities
Prior Research on Intimate Partner Violence Victims' Services
Classification | Study | Research Question | Methods | Findings | Limitations |
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Multiple Treatments | Bennett, Riger, Schewe, Howard and Wasco, 2004 | The effectiveness of hotline, advocacy, counseling and shelter services for domestic violence victims | Using cluster evaluation, evaluated one fiscal year's worth of data from 54 programs serving victims of domestic violence. | Overall, effectiveness in all areas was supported; however, improvements in... |