Spotlight / Winter 24-25

The CDC has compiled impaired driving facts, updated in 2024. REVIEW

Death notifications have been an important issue for advocates in drunk driving deaths. This review by Diego De Leo and colleagues highlights best practices. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20136222 READ

This Westat Report on the 2024 Higher Education Sexual Misconduct and Awareness Survey includes information about the prevalence and characteristics of stalking on campus, and the extent to which victims sought formal or informal assistance. REVIEW THE FINDINGS

This study conducted in England and Wales assessed the personality attributions of stalkers, from the perspective of the victim, across ex-intimate partner or other victim-perpetrator relationships. doi: 10.1177/0306624X241240703 SEE FINDINGS

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To what extent do service providers across systems identify and assess youth for sex trafficking?  doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106906 READ SURVEY RESULTS

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This HUD Fact Sheet addresses the housing needs of trafficking survivors. READ UP

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Learn about the ways African American women IPV survivors employ their sense of individual agency during help-seeking. doi: 10.1177/08862605221113008  SEE MORE

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This scoping review examines current literature on how Black communities cope with homicide, identifies key concepts, reviews study methods, summarizes findings, and offers implications for future research. Doi: 10.1177/10887679241277126 REVIEW

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This literature review from OJJDP summarizes research on teen dating violence, including the scope of the problem, risk and protective factors, consequences, and outcome evidence on programs to address the problem. LEARN MORE

This study from the Crimes Against Children Research Center found that cyberstalking of juveniles appears just as or more serious than cyberstalking of adults. DOI: 10.1177/10778012231225238  REVIEW FINDINGS

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