Spotlight / Winter 2023-2024
National Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month / DECEMBER

Read about how South Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety Program significantly reduced the risk of death for participants through frequent testing.
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Learn about the use of state level information in federal databases to identify repeat impaired driving offenders, including state challenges in collecting and reporting information and how states have used federal resources to address those challenges.
National Stalking Awareness Month / JANUARY

Review these fact sheets and infographics on stalking related to IPV, sexual violence, technology, college campuses, LGBTQ, workplaces, and firearms.

Understand the impact of stalking on victims and persons known to victims.
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National Human Trafficking Prevention Month / JANUARY

Read this evaluation of the Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Forces to Combat Human Trafficking and recommendations to improve their use and effectiveness.
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Explore the research questions that need to be addressed next to reduce labor trafficking.
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African American History Month / FEBRUARY

Consider ways in which the public sector can reduce crime and victimization by investing in Black lives.
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Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month / FEBRUARY

Read this overview of teen dating violence, including research on risk and protective factors and new approaches to prevention.
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