State and local crime victimization surveys can yield powerful data for estimating the prevalence and incidence of victimization. State-level surveys conducted in recent years, however, have varied considerably in both methodological approach and rigor due in part to the increasing difficulty of surveying households in an era of declining response rates. As a result, a […]
The National Sexual Assault Conference is a three-day virtual conference held on August 4-6, 2021, providing advanced training opportunities for activists, advocates, and other professionals working to prevent sexual violence, provide critical intervention services, and support those who have experienced sexual violence. This year's theme is Advancing Equity. Ending Sexual Violence.
INTRODUCTION: The 2021 National Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Assistance and Compensation Conference brings staff and board members of VOCA Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation programs together annually with their federal colleagues. This conference is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, and hosted by the National […]
From the National Adult Protective Services Association: "Join us for an interactive roundtable discussion on Wednesday, August 25th, to discuss how we can try to answer select questions from the APS Research Agenda (developed in facilitation with the Administration for Community Living, under contract with New Editions Consulting, Inc.). APS researchers and APS program staff […]
Learn about the results of a large NIJ-funded meta-analysis on the sources of school violence and victimization. This review included various forms of aggression and crime within K-12 schools; and over thirty different individual, school, and community risk and protective factors. Special focus will also be given to the victimization of LGBTQ youth at school. […]
A survivor’s decision to engage with formal services for experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) is influenced by factors at the individual, interpersonal, and sociocultural levels. Understanding the factors that facilitate survivors’ choice to seek services could be beneficial to formal service providers including community agencies, health professionals, and the criminal justice system, providing guidance […]
Virtual Skill Building Session Week (pre-conference): September 13-16, 2021 Platform: Crowdcast Members: $150 per Session; Non-Members: $200 per Session Featuring 4 all-day virtual Skill Building Session master classes: -Sept. 13: The Anatomy of a Trauma Informed Approach to Sexual Assault; Setting the Stage for Success -Sept. 14: Manipulation & Murder: The Hows and Whys of […]
In an effort to find lasting solutions to the public safety challenges Tribal communities encounter and to protect them from violence, abuse, and exploitation, a virtual national symposium on missing or murdered indigenous persons (MMIP) related issues for federal, state, tribal and local stakeholders is being held September 14-16, 2021. This MMIP training will address […]
El Centro Nacional de Recursos sobre la Violencia Doméstica y el Instituto Nacional LGBTQ sobre Violencia de Parejas Íntimas en colaboración con la Universidad de Maryland, Condado de Baltimore y, el Consorcio de Investigación sobre la Violencia Basada en el Género de la Universidad Estatal de Michigan se complacen en invitarte para que participes en […]
Campuses are uniquely positioned to create environments that protect students against sexual assault and dating violence and to partner across on- and off-campus entities for a common purpose. Campuses are also experiencing a time of intense change due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a new round of changes coming as campuses think about what a […]
The 2021 Center for Research on Violence Against Women Virtual Conference will focus on Campus Responses to Sexual Misconduct. Sessions at this conference will address campus sexual misconduct at a “meta” level, looking at interventions that are designed to change campus culture. The event will convene the voices of leading national researchers and practitioners addressing […]
The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 1.3 million women and 835,000 men are victims of physical violence by a partner every year. #DVAM
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