There is a lack of knowledge about specific components that make interventions effective in preventing or reducing child maltreatment. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to increase this knowledge by summarizing ...

A central aspect of trauma-informed care in child welfare (CW) systems is the use of a trauma-informed screening process. This includes the use of a broadly administered measurement approach to assist professionals in ...

Center for Victim Research is assessing the state of the field in victim response specific crime types and creating research syntheses. This webinar provides an overview of the syntheses on the research and practice evidence ...

The purpose of the present document is to describe in detail the revised methodology used to generate the 2012 ILO global estimate of forced labour, covering the period from 2002 to 2011, and the main results obtained....The ...

Latino families, in the United States, face unique cultural barriers when seeking support and services for domestic violence (DV). Latinas’ cultural beliefs, lack of English language proficiency, immigration status, and ...

This study examined whether police proactive enforcement of court-imposed no-contact orders (NCOs) on offenders in misdemeanor domestic violence cases increased victim knowledge about NCOs, reduced contact between offenders ...

High incidence rates of sexual violence (SV) on college campuses and the limited effectiveness of traditional prevention programs has created a need for innovative prevention programing. In recent decades, bystander ...

The intersection of trauma with the need for safe, stable, sustainable, and long-term housing is important when working with survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV advocacy agencies are advised to use a ...

"The Neighborhood Engagement Achieves Results (NEAR) Act was passed by the Council of the District of Columbia in March 2016 in response to an increase in homicides the previous year. Its goal was to reduce violence in ...

With elder abuse occurring in more than 1 in 10 older adults, it is not surprising that the rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms are high among this vulnerable population. Victims suffering from anxiety and depression ...