Jan

25

Rights and Experiences of LGBTQ Survivors of Domestic Violence

January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment

The Northwest Network is offering a webinar on February 14th, Engaging the Legal System: Rights and Experiences of LGBTQ Survivors of Domestic Violence. It’ll be held from 12-1:30 pm PT, and you can register here. I’m really looking forward to this one, since we know that patient concerns about the realities of the legal process [...]

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Jan

9

Articles of Note: January Edition

January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment

It’s time once again for Articles of Note. These are a selection from the late December and January peer-reviewed journals that have caught my attention. Remember, it’s in no way a comprehensive or exhaustive list, but it’s an excellent place to start. The majority of the links will take you to PubMed. There are also [...]

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Jan

6

Revisions to the UCR Definition of Rape

January 6, 2012 | 1 Comment

I just received this notice, but I’ll be on a plane when it’s scheduled (on Monday the 9th). Perhaps some of you would like to attend: Friends: The Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced the adoption of a revised definition of rape in the Uniform Crime Report.

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Jan

5

Combatting Child Trafficking

January 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment

I missed this offering when it was live, but happily for us, it’s been archived: The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation held a webinar in November, Best Practices to Combat Child Trafficking. The archived webinar also includes downloadable slide decks from each of the 3 speakers, as well as a nice looking resource page.

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Dec

30

Mandatory Reporting and Confidentiality

December 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Vera Institute of Justice is offering a webinar on January 17th as part of their Accessing Safety Initiative, which “promotes collaborations between disability and victim service organizations and enhances organizational capacity to serve Deaf survivors and survivors with disabilities”. The session, Mandatory Reporting and Confidentiality, will take place from 3-4:30 pm ET.

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Dec

29

DoD Sexual Assault Report & New Policies

December 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment

The US Department of Defense just released a report on sexual assaults in military service academies (PDF), along with information about 2 new sexual assault policies  (transfers for victims and maintenance of records). You can find an overview of the information here.

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Dec

28

Forensic Compliance Update

December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment

SAFEta and EVAW are hosting a joint webinar, Forensic Compliance: Where Do We Stand in 2012? The session will actually be offered twice–February 7th and February 16th, at 2pm ET. Kim Day and Kim Lonsway, from the above organizations, respectively, will be the presenters. Get registered, because you know this one is worth your time. And, of [...]

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Dec

15

National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey

December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Results from the CDC’s 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS)  have just been released. You can read the Summary Report here (PDF); the briefer (8 page) Executive Summary here (PDF). Some of the bleak stats: **Nearly 1 in 5 women (18.3%) and 1 in 71 men (1.4%) in the United States have been raped [...]

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Dec

14

The Twice-Victimized of Sexual Assault

December 14, 2011 | 2 Comments

In what appears to be the 1st in a series they are doing on the issue (next week’s article will focus on care of sexual assault victims), the New York Times published a beautiful piece yesterday, The Twice-Victimized of Sexual Assault. Plus it quotes one of my favorite people, Dr. Rebecca Campbell. Good stuff–do read.

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Dec

8

Sexual Assault in the Military

December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment

I spent several days this week teaching for the Marine Corps; one day with the prosecutors and one day with defense. So I definitely have been thinking about the issue of sexual assault in the military and their criminal justice response. But it’s more than just training JAGs; it’s also several items that have come [...]

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