Sexual assault
Forgotten Evidence: A Mixed Methods Study of Why Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs) Are Not Submitted for DNA Forensic Testing
NCJ Number
253473
Journal
Law and Human Behavior
Date Published
October 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
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A Multidimensional Approach to Ascertaining Individual Differentiation and Consistency in Serial Sexual Assault: Is It Time to Redefine and Refine?
NCJ Number
253410
Journal
Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
Date Published
2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Link
The Stability of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood in Sexual Minorities
NCJ Number
253396
Journal
Journal of Adolescent Health
Date Published
June 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
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Age of Onset for Physical and Sexual Teen Dating Violence Perpetration: A Longitudinal Investigation
NCJ Number
253395
Journal
Preventive Medicine
Date Published
December 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
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Just Science: DNA: Just USACIL and Direct-To-DNA
NCJ Number
254327
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Link
Survivors' Advice to Service Providers How to Best Serve Survivors of Sexual Assault
NCJ Number
253219
Journal
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma
Date Published
2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Link
Longitudinal Examination of the Bullying-Sexual Violence Pathway Across Early to Late Adolescence: Implicating Homophobic Name-Calling
NCJ Number
253207
Journal
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Date Published
2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
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Financial Support for Victims of Crime: A Quick Guide for Corrections and Community Supervision Officers
Date Published
August 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Evaluation of a Victim-Centered, Trauma-Informed Victim Notification Protocol for Untested Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs)
NCJ Number
253156
Journal
Violence Against Women
Date Published
2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Link
Why Police "Couldn't or Wouldn't" Submit Sexual Assault Kits for Forensic DNA Testing: A Focal Concerns Theory Analysis of Untested Rape Kits
NCJ Number
253155
Journal
Law & Society Review
Date Published
2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Link
Accountability, Collaboration, and Social Change: Ethical Tensions in an Action Research Project to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs)
NCJ Number
253154
Journal
American Journal of Community Psychology
Date Published
2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Link
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Our Aging Population: Promoting Empowerment, Preventing Victimization, and Implementing Coordinated Interventions: A Report of Proceedings
Date Published
December 2000
Publication Type
Conference Material
Agencies
OJP
Report on Sexual Victimization in Prisons, Jails, and Juvenile Correctional Facilities: Review Panel on Prison Rape
Date Published
April 2016
Publication Type
Survey,
Statistics,
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OJP
Offending Patterns for Serial Sex Offenders Identified via the DNA Testing of Previously Unsubmitted Sexual Assault kits journal of Criminal Justice
NCJ Number
252542
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice
Date Published
September 2017
Publication Link
Describing the Process and Quantifying the Outcomes of the Cuyahoga County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
NCJ Number
252541
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice
Date Published
August 2018
Publication Link
Developing and Piloting Videogames to Increase College and University Students Awareness and Efficacy of the Bystander Role in Incidents of Sexual Violence
NCJ Number
254123
Journal
Games for Health Journal
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Link
Children Exposed to Violence
A study of a national sample of American children found that over the past year 60 percent were exposed to violence, crime, or abuse in their homes, schools, and communities. Almost 40 percent of American children were direct victims of 2 or more violent acts, and 1 in 10 were victims of violence 5 or more times. Children are more likely to be exposed to...
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