Join Rutgers School of Social Work Center on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) for an evening discussion with Dr. Vicki Banyard and Dr. Sherry Hamby on their forthcoming book Strengths-Based Prevention: Reducing Violence & Other Public Health Problems. Speakers: Vicki Banyard, PhD Professor, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, & Associate Director, Center on Violence […]
The University of Cincinnati School of Criminal Justice and Ohio’s Office of Criminal Justice Services invite you to learn about Hamilton County’s Domestic Violence Enhanced Response Team (DVERT), an innovative evidence-informed domestic violence service delivery program. Speakers will discuss the history of DVERT, the importance of the program, the role of evaluation and community-based research collaborations, […]
October CVR Evidence Hour webinar: While all communities can experience domestic violence, immigrants are at a higher risk of victimization due to their unique positionality in the United States. Even though empirical research has examined mainstream domestic violence interventions and the extent to which they deter victimization, there is limited knowledge about culturally responsive interventions […]
Join JRSA in this webinar presentation of research on the use of deferred disposition. As jurisdictions look to transform their criminal justice processes, there is growing interest in the use of deferred dispositions. However, there has been little research on the use of deferred dispositions in cases involving domestic or sexual violence. This recent examination […]
The National Academy of Sciences Board on Children, Youth, and Families (BCYF) is holding this research seminar that examines the importance of including youth voices in research. They note that for research on topics related to youth health and well-being to be meaningful, it must also be responsive to the real experiences of youth today. […]
From the Urban Institute: Good policy should account for how decisions will play out on the ground and affect people’s lives. One tool lawmakers can use that aims to shed light on these impacts before legislation is passed is the racial impact statement. Like environmental or fiscal impact statements, racial impact statements are predictive tools […]
Due to the complexity of human trafficking, survivors often have multiple interlocking legal needs that negatively affect their ability to achieve stability and escape the trafficking cycle. “urvivors need specialized services that can assist with expungement, vacatur, and record sealing. Beyond criminal records, survivors also face other legal obstacles” such as debt, identity theft and […]
Hosted by the William T. Grant Foundation and the Forum for Youth Investment, this event, Measuring Race and Racism in Studies of Research Use, is the fourth webinar in a series focused on bringing critical race perspectives to research that examines how to improve the use of research evidence in policy and practice. Past webinars […]
The next webinar in CVR's Evidence Hour series will take place on November 17, 2021 Adolescent bullying continues to be a major focus of scholarly research across the globe with 1,585 published articles in the last decade. This webinar will include discussion of the longitudinal studies of the bully-sexual violence pathway (Bully-SV pathway) where bullying […]
Life Paths Research Center is pleased to announce their next webchat, which will feature Dr. Elizabeth Miller discussing her work on violence prevention, gender transformative approaches to working with youth, and her latest thoughts about the intersections between social justice and prevention. Dr. Miller will be interviewed by Dr. Katie Schultz. Dr. Liz Miller is […]
Multilevel Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods Panel Chair: Jim Trudeau, Ph.D., RTI International Panel Abstract: Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a DOJ-sponsored initiative to reduce violent crime, particularly gun crime, by fostering cooperation by criminal justice agencies and local partners to develop and implement strategic approaches. This panel presents information about the enhanced PSN model […]
Join the Center for Violence Prevention Founding Director Dr. Jeff Temple to learn more about Fourth R, an innovative violence and harm prevention program for adolescents. Fourth R targets shared risk and protective factors to decrease dating and peer violence, decrease substance misuse, and increase social and emotional learning and conflict resolution skills. Dr. Template […]
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