How to Notify Victims about Sexual Assault Kit Evidence Insight and Recommendations from Victims and Professionals
This report describes research on victim and professional perspectives on the delivery of victim notification procedures, implementation of new victim notification processes, victim engagement within the criminal justice system, and recommendations for improvements.
Victims and professionals made five recommendations.
Department of Defense 2014 Report to the President of the United States on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
This report includes information on the top indicators of progress made by the department of defense to improve sexual assault prevention and response. It includes information on efforts to engage military leaders, take the experiences of victims into account, and the rates of incidence, prevalence and reporting.
Publish Date
2014
2014 Student Summit on Sexual Assault: Report & Recommendations
This report was born out of the Student Summit on Sexual Assault that was facilitated by CALCASA in April 2014. Over 50 students participated, representing public and private universities and community colleges. It includes student recommendations on how colleges and universities can better respond to incidents of sexual assault and better support survivors with resources, information and transparency.
Publish Date
2014
2014 Trafficking in Persons Report
The 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report provides overviews of prevalence of human trafficking and overviews of this worldwide experience by country. Download the materials included in the report.
Publish Date
2014
Unsafe and Harassed in Public Spaces: A National Street Harassment Report
Stop Street Harassment released this national report discussing research into the prevalence and experience of street harassment by both women and men. The majority of women experience street harassment. Many men who experience street harassment in the form of homophobic or transphobic slurs.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected hate violence in 2013
NCAVP issues this national report discussing various forms of hate crimes, including sexual violence, against LGBTQ and HIV-affected people.
Publish Date
2014
Fiscal Year 2013 Department of Defense Report on Substantiated Incidents of Sexual Harassment in the Armed Forces
This is the 2013 report from the Department of Defense on the number of substantiated incidents of sexual harassment in the U.S. military. The DoD 2012 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Service Members found that many service members who reported sexual assaults also reported that the perpetrators sexually harassed them before the assault.
Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Implementation and Collaborative Process: What works best for the criminal justice system?
This study examined the structure and functioning of U.S. SARTs, patterns of SART implementation and how these patterns relate to SARTs perceived effectiveness at improving victim and legal outcomes.
Publish Date
September 2013
Not Alone: The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault
This report is the first set of action steps and recommendations released by the White House regarding sexual assault on campus.
Publish Date
April 2014
Rape and sexual assault: A renewed call to action
This report outlines the facts surrounding rape and sexual assault and identifies key areas to focus on and improve, including working to change social norms, improving criminal justice response, and protecting students from sexual assault.
Read the report.
Download the fact sheet.
Publish Date
2014