Statutory Compilation: Rape and Sexual Assault Laws
This document provides a compilation of U.S. rape and sexual assault statutes that was updated in 2009.
Publish Date
2011
Magisterial District Judges' Pennsylvania Sexual Violence Benchbook
The nation's first Sexual Violence Benchbook designed specifically to guide lower court judges in the handling of sex abuse crimes. It is a resource for Magisterial District Judges that provides information to help them understand the procedural requirements and complexity of sex abuse crimes.
Minor Judicial Benchbook - Complete Book (22 Megs)
Core Services and Characteristics of Rape Crisis Centers: A Review of State Service Standards
This guide was produced to inform and inspire ongoing discussion in the field about what it is that defines a rape crisis center. Fifteen states are profiled, with analysis of philosophical approach, clients, advocacy, counseling, and organizational standards.
Publish Date
2011
Preventing Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Against Women: Taking Action and Generating Evidence
This document aims to provide information for policy-makers and planners to develop data-driven and evidence-based programmes for preventing intimate partner and sexual violence against women.
Publish Date
2010
Opening the Door: An Advocate's Guide to Housing and Sexual Violence
The occurrence of sexual violence is related to one’s access to safe and affordable housing. This is true for both sexual violence perpetration and vic
timization. Oppression can both heighten risk and compound the barriers that sexual violence victims and survivors encounter in housing arenas.
Making Sense of DNA Backlogs — Myths vs. Reality
This National Institute of Justice Special Report addresses the question of why backlogs of DNA evidence awaiting testing persist even after the federal government has provided hundreds of millions of dollars to eliminate them. Answering this question requires understanding both what a backlog is and how backlogs can be reduced; this report provides that understanding. (NCJ 230183)
Publish Date
June 2010
IT'S ALL ONE CURRICULUM: GUIDELINES AND ACTIVITIES FOR A UNIFIED APPROACH TO SEXUALITY, GENDER, HIV, AND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION
This guide provides information on developing gender literate sexuality education designed for policymakers, curriculum developers, and educators in order to develop sexuality/HIV education materials that also teach critical thinking about gender norms and roles.
Publish Date
2009
Grants 101
This online guide provides:
• An overview of the OJP grant process for competitive and non-competitive programs; • Tips on how to find funding opportunities and write strong applications; • A description of the application review process and; • Links to other resources, including the OJP Financial Guide and sample application materials.Publish Date
2010
Why It Matters: Rethinking Victim Assistance for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Victims of Hate Violence and Intimate Partner Violence
This report, the product of a 2009 survey of victim assistance providers and LGBTQ anti-violence programs throughout the United States, describes widespread gaps in victim services for LGBTQ victims of crime and recommends steps to improve both the services and their accessibility.
Publish Date
2010
The Use of Truth-Telling Devices in Sexual Assault Investigations
This guide examines the use of polygraph tests and other truth-telling devices (sometimes called “lie-detector tests”) in sexual assault investigations. It is meant to support the Violence Against Women Act and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005) provision that truth-telling devices must not be used with sexual assault victims as a condition of charging or prosecution of an offense. This guide examines special issues relevant to using truth-telling devices with sexual assault victims.