• A scoping review of outcomes in elder abuse intervention research: The current landscape and where to go next 

  Burnes, David; MacNeil, Andie; Nowaczynski, Aliya; Sheppard, Christine; Trevors, Leeann; Lenton, Erica; Lachs, Mark; Pillemer, Karl (ScienceDirect, 2021)

  Elder abuse intervention outcomes vary across studies and are inconsistently operationalized and measured. Majority of elder abuse intervention outcomes are attached to the victim or intervention process itself. Need for ...
• Examining the impact of economic abuse on survivors of intimate partner violence: a scoping review 

  Johnson, Laura; Chen, Yafan; Stylianou, Amanda (Springer Nature, 2022)

  Background Economic abuse is a unique form of intimate partner violence (IPV) and includes behaviors that control a survivor’s ability to acquire, use, and maintain resources. These tactics can result in someone becoming ...
• Preventing Mass Attacks, Saving Lives 

  Unknown author (RAND Corporation, 2022)

  RAND Corporation researchers created this toolkit to help reduce the likelihood of mass shootings and other public attacks, and reduce the casualties of completed attacks. Whatever your role or level of experience, this ...
• Driving Public Support: Support for a Law is Higher When the Law is Named After a Victim 

  Socia, Kelly (Taylor & Francis, 2022)

  Despite the potential symbolic, political, and practical importance of naming a law after a victim, it is unclear whether this practice influences public opinion about the law itself. I conducted a randomized vignette ...
• Teen Dating Violence Victimization: Associations Among Peer Justification, Attitudes Toward Gender Inequality, Sexual Activity, and Peer Victimization 

  Hunt, Kristen; Robinson, Luz; Valido, Alberto; Espelage, Dorothy; Hong, Jun Sung (SAGE, 2022)

  The current study, grounded in a social learning theoretical framework, examined attitudes and behaviors associated with verbal and physical teen dating violence (TDV) victimization. Because TDV varies by gender in both ...
• Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign 

  Truman, Jennifer; Brotsos, Heather (Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 2022)

  This summary provides an update on BJS’s multiyear effort to improve the efficiency, reliability, and utility of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The effort had three main goals: modernize the organization ...
• Supportive Neighborhoods, Family Resilience and Flourishing in Childhood and Adolescence 

  Barnhart, Sheila; Bode, Molly; Gearhart, Michael; Maguire-Jack, Kathryn (MDPI, 2022)

  Flourishing is linked with health and well-being in childhood and adulthood. This study applied a promotive factors model to examine how neighborhood assets might benefit child and adolescent flourishing by promoting family ...
• State of Safety for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Women in the U.S. 

  Pillai, Drishti; Lindsey, Alyssa (National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF), 2022)

  There has been a 339% increase in reports of hate crimes against Asian Americans over the last year. These incidents happen every day in our neighborhoods, in public spaces, places of work and worship, with Asian American ...
• “They Aren’t Going to Do Jack Shit”: Text-Based Crisis Service Users’ Perceptions of Seeking Child Maltreatment-Related Support From Formal Systems 

  Schwab-Reese, Laura; Cash, Scottye; Lambert, Natalie; Lansford, Jennifer (SAGE, 2021)

  Many of the children reported to child protective services (CPS) exhibit signs and symptoms that allow others to recognize their abuse or neglect and intervene; others, especially adolescents, must disclose their experiences ...
• Workplace Trauma in a Digital Age: The Impact of Video Evidence of Violent Crime on Criminal Justice Professionals 

  Birze, Arija; Regehr, Kaitlyn; Regehr, Cheryl (SAGE, 2022)

  High-quality video and audio recordings of violent crimes, captured using now ubiquitous digital technologies, play an increasingly important role in the administration of justice. However, the effects of exposure to ...
• Implementing Youth Violence Reduction Strategies: Findings from a Scan of Youth Gun, Group, and Gang Violence Interventions 

  Ervin, Storm; Robin, Lily; Cramer, Lindsey; Thompson, Paige; Martinez, Rod; Jannetta, Jesse (Urban Institute, 2022)

  Aspects such as community engagement, partnerships, flexible eligibility criteria, credible messengers, and relationships with law enforcement are critical to successful implementation of youth antiviolence interventions. ...
• Exposure to Gun Violence Among the Population of Chicago Community Violence Interventionists 

  Hureau, David; Wilson, Theodore; Jackl, Hilary; Arthur, Jalon; Patterson, Christopher; Papachristos, Andrew (Institute for Policy Research, 2022)

  Background. In spite of increased calls for policy investment in community-based violence intervention efforts, very little information exists about the existing interventionist workforce or its basic work conditions. The ...
• Nine Strategies to Guide Efforts to Reduce Youth Gun Violence 

  Jannetta, Jesse; Martinez, Rod; Thompson, Paige; Zweig, Janine; Robin, Lily; Courtney, Leigh; Cramer, Lindsey; Ervin, Storm; Matei, Andreea; White, Krista (Urban Institute, 2022)

  While extensive research exists, the field lacks a current and translational synthesis of what works to reduce youth group and gun violence. In response, the Urban Institute developed a research-based practice guide to ...
• Victim Services Needs Assessments: Past Experiences and New Opportunities 

  Myrent, Mark; Howley, Susan; Maryfield, Bailey (Center for Victim Research (CVR), 2020)

  The Center for Victim Research (CVR) set out to capture lessons learned by those who had recently conducted state level victim services needs assessments. Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Administrators, researchers, and ...
• Intersectionality and Invisible Victims: Reflections on Data Challenges and Vicarious Trauma in Femicide, Family and Intimate Partner Homicide Research 

  Cullen, Patricia; Dawson, Myrna; Price, Jenna; Rowlands, James (Springer, 2021)

  Rigorous, comprehensive and timely research are the cornerstone of social and transformative change. For researchers responding to femicide, family and intimate partner homicide, there are substantial challenges around ...
• A realist review of which advocacy interventions work for which abused women under what circumstances (Review) 

  Rivas, C.; Vigurs, C.; Cameron, J.; Yeo, L. (2019)

  A review of which advocacy interventions work to help abused women, and under what circumstances, and which women are likely to benefit...We wished to understand which advocacy interventions work to help abused women, under ...
• A systematic review that evaluates the extent and quality of involving childhood abuse survivors in shaping, conducting and disseminating research in the UK 

  Kennedy, Simone; Bewley, Susan; Chevous, Jane; Perôt, Concetta; Vigneri, Marcella; Bacchus, Loraine (Research for All, 2022)

  Despite a well-established understanding of the mental and physical health consequences associated with exposure to childhood abuse, the active voices of survivors are rarely present in shaping, conducting and disseminating ...
• Engaging with Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Participatory Methods and Approaches in Research Informing the Development of Health Resources and Interventions 

  Freire, Kate; Pope, Rod; Jeffrey, Kate; Andrews, Kristen; Nott, Melissa; Bowman, Tricia (Springer, 2022)

  In research, participatory approaches involve engaging in the research with people and empower co-researchers to have a voice. The aim of this review was to synthesize the methods and approaches used to enable children, ...
• Survivor Voices: What Works, What Doesn't, and How Can California Better Serve Victims of Crime 

  Castro Rodriguez, Gena (Prosecutors Alliance California, 2022)

  To inform policy and public spending aimed at prevention and healing, this study of survivors and the work of the Survivor Center at the Prosecutors Alliance aims to highlight critical gaps that exist in the current system. ...
• Gender-based online violence spikes after prominent media attacks 

  Brown, Megan; Sanderson, Zeve; Silva Ortega, Maria Alejandra (Brookings, 2022)

  In order to analyze the relationship between attacks by prominent media figures and the quality of online discussion, we—NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics and the International Women’s Media Foundation—collected ...

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