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Studies of Mistreatment of Older Adults Offer Solutions to an Urgent and Growing Societal Problem

30 Years of the Violence Against Women Act: Endurance, Expansion, and the Next Era

Safeguarding Forensic Science Professionals

Advancing Situational and Developmental Approaches To Prevent Sexual Violence

Child Trauma: Determining Accidental Injury From Intentional Abuse

Date Published

September 12, 2024

NIJ has funded academic institutions and medical examiners’ offices to research the determination of intentional versus accidental trauma in infants and children.

Improving Sexual Assault Kit Outcomes

Addressing the Challenges of Detecting Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault

Date Published

September 12, 2024

NIJ has funded research to address the challenges of detecting DFSA for several years. This research includes projects that examine ways to improve forensic hair testing and how drugs modify blood proteins.

Evaluating Technology-Based Services for Victims of Crime

Lessons Learned on the Methodological Challenges in Studying Rare Violent Incidents

Examining Financial Fraud Against Older Adults

Building Knowledge About Victim Services

Evaluating Victim Services Text and Chat Hotlines: Technology Helps Reach Underserved Populations

Helping Crime Victim Legal Clinics Help Their Clients by Defining and Measuring for Successful Outcomes

Experiences of Victimization Among Latinos: Studies Confirm Significant Victim Mental Health Impact and Mistrust of Authorities

Federally Backed Human Trafficking Task Force Model Yields Progress, and Opportunities for Continued Growth

Crime Victim Legal Assistance Networks: Evaluating a New Service Model

The Overlap Between Those Committing Offenses Who Also Are Victims: One Class of Crime Victim Rarely Seeks or Receives Available Services

New Approaches to Policing High-Risk Intimate Partner Victims and Those Committing the Crimes

When Grandpa Gave Away the Farm: His Own Darn Fault, or a Case of Elder Abuse?

Crime Victim Awareness and Assistance Through the Decades

Effects of the Second Step Program in Middle School on Violence, Victimization, and Substance Use in High School

Study Finds Agencies Can React More Supportively Than Family and Friends to Victims’ Disclosures of Sexual Assault

Teen Dating Violence Victimization in an Urban Sample of Early Adolescents

Using School Health Center to Promote Healthy Relationships in Adolescents

Date Published

August 23, 2017

A team of NIJ-funded researchers conducted a study that examines the effectiveness of the School Health Center Healthy Adolescent Relationship Program.

The Many Challenges Facing Sexual Assault Survivors With Disabilities

Date Published

July 17, 2017

For survivors with a disability, seeking justice often takes a backseat to fulfilling their everyday needs.

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Studies of Mistreatment of Older Adults Offer Solutions to an Urgent and Growing Societal Problem

30 Years of the Violence Against Women Act: Endurance, Expansion, and the Next Era

Safeguarding Forensic Science Professionals

Advancing Situational and Developmental Approaches To Prevent Sexual Violence

Child Trauma: Determining Accidental Injury From Intentional Abuse

Improving Sexual Assault Kit Outcomes

Addressing the Challenges of Detecting Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault

Evaluating Technology-Based Services for Victims of Crime

Lessons Learned on the Methodological Challenges in Studying Rare Violent Incidents

Examining Financial Fraud Against Older Adults

Building Knowledge About Victim Services

Evaluating Victim Services Text and Chat Hotlines: Technology Helps Reach Underserved Populations

Helping Crime Victim Legal Clinics Help Their Clients by Defining and Measuring for Successful Outcomes

Experiences of Victimization Among Latinos: Studies Confirm Significant Victim Mental Health Impact and Mistrust of Authorities

Federally Backed Human Trafficking Task Force Model Yields Progress, and Opportunities for Continued Growth

Crime Victim Legal Assistance Networks: Evaluating a New Service Model

The Overlap Between Those Committing Offenses Who Also Are Victims: One Class of Crime Victim Rarely Seeks or Receives Available Services

New Approaches to Policing High-Risk Intimate Partner Victims and Those Committing the Crimes

When Grandpa Gave Away the Farm: His Own Darn Fault, or a Case of Elder Abuse?

Crime Victim Awareness and Assistance Through the Decades

Effects of the Second Step Program in Middle School on Violence, Victimization, and Substance Use in High School

Study Finds Agencies Can React More Supportively Than Family and Friends to Victims’ Disclosures of Sexual Assault

Teen Dating Violence Victimization in an Urban Sample of Early Adolescents

Using School Health Center to Promote Healthy Relationships in Adolescents

The Many Challenges Facing Sexual Assault Survivors With Disabilities

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