Spotlight / Fall 2018

Learn about school crime and safety data from the National Center for Education Statistics, based on perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population.

Understand the influence of sexual harassment on career advancement for women faculty in sciences, engineering, and medicine.

Review OVC’s fact sheet on campus victimization which shows increases in sexual offenses but decreases in property, aggravated assault and robbery nationwide.

Read about college and non-college groups’ experiences with intimate partner violence, stalking, and sexual violence.

Watch  CVR’s webinar on the use of Victims of Crime Act funding to support programs that help domestic violence victims find secure housing.

Compare intimate partner homicides among immigrant and non-immigrant victims, over the 2003-2013 decade.

Read the CDC’s estimated costs of intimate partner violence—$3.6 trillion over victims’ lifetimes for the 43 million victims in the U.S

Learn from NRCDV about barriers domestic violence survivors encounter when trying to access public benefits—read the full report here.

Review the top Internet scams from 2017 in this fact sheet by the National Consumers League.

Read about identity theft’s impact on victims from the Identity Theft Resource Center’s The Aftermath survey results.

Watch CVR’s webinar to learn about engagement strategies for tribal research initiatives in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities.

Learn about the prevalence of violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men from this infographic video from the National Institute of Justice.