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Does it hurt to ask? A meta-analysis of participant reactions to trauma research

Jaffe, Anna E.; DiLillo, David; Hoffman, Lesa; Haikalis, Michelle; Dykstra, Rita E. (Elsevier Ltd., 2015)

Institutional Review Boards are sometimes hesitant to approve trauma-related research due to concerns that asking participants about traumatic experiences will induce extreme distress. Despite the growing empirical literature ...
Co-constructing feminist research: Ensuring meaningful participation while researching the experiences of criminalised women

Harding, Nicole D. (SAGE Publications, 2020)

Traditional forms of knowledge production can serve to reproduce the power imbalances present within the social contexts that research and knowledge production occur. With the interests of the discipline of criminology so ...
Research or intervention or both? Women's changes after participation in a longitudinal study about intimate partner violence [Author Manuscript]

Burge, Sandra K.; Ferrer, Robert L.; Foster, Erin L.; Becho, Johanna; Talamantes, Melissa; Wood, Robert C.; Katerndahl, David A. (2017)

The tensions between risk and benefit in research are particularly evident in studies about intimate partner violence. Recalling and relating traumatic experiences may deepen posttraumatic stress or relieve the burden of ...
Researching wartime rape in Eastern Congo: Why we should continue to talk to survivors?

Aroussi, Sahla (SAGE Journals Premier, 2020)

"This article examines why survivors of rape in conflict take part in academic research and the impact that participating in sexual violence studies has on them. The research is based on 76 qualitative interviews conducted ...
Harmful or helpful? A systematic review of how those bereaved through suicide experience research participation

Andriessen, Karl; Krysinska, Karolina; Draper, Brian; Dudley, Michael; Mitchell, Philip B. (Hogrefe Publishing, 2018)

Many of the bereaved through suicide are interested in participating in postvention studies. However, there is a contradiction between the positive experiences of research participation and concerns raised by ethical boards. ...
Missing crime data and why we need it

Curry, Caity (JSTOR, 2018)

A short article on the 2016 Uniform Crime Report's omission of several key tables and how these missing elements impact social science research. Social scientists argue that we cannot have effective policies on social ...
Measuring success: Using the indicators for disability grant program grantees

Harrell, Sandra (Vera Institute of Justice, 2019)

Removing barriers and enhancing your organization’s capacity to effectively serve survivors with disabilities is only the beginning of a growing movement to end domestic and sexual violence against people with disabilities ...
Risk of being subjected to crime, including violent crime, after onset of mental illness: A Danish National Registry Study using police data

Dean, Kimberlie; Laursen, Thomas; Pedersen, Carsten; Webb, Roger; Mortensen, Preben; Agerbo, Esben (American Medical Association, 2018)

What is the incidence of police-reported experiences of being subjected to crime, including violent crime, after onset of mental illness, and do persons with specific mental disorders have increased risk of being subjected ...
Groundbreaking 50-state report on public safety updated with 2017 data

Peters, Monica; Weckerly, Edward; Grasso, Megan; Mosehauer, Katie; Rodriguez, Michelle (The Council of State Governments Justice Center, 2018)

The 50-State Report on Public Safety features more than 300 data visualizations comparing crime, recidivism and state correctional practices across all 50 states. The report couples these data with the latest research on ...
Does undocumented immigration increase violent crime?

Light, Michael; Miller, Ty (Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., 2018)

Despite substantial public, political, and scholarly attention to the issue of immigration and crime, we know little about the criminological consequences of undocumented immigration. As a result, fundamental questions ...
Trajectories of traumatic stress reactions in children exposed to intimate partner violence

Meijer, Laurien; Finkenauer, Catrin; Teirolf, Bas; Lunnemann, Milou; Steketee, Majone (Elsevier Ltd., 2019)

Understanding different longitudinal patterns of traumatic stress reactions in children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) can promote early identification of at-risk children. Our study aims to explore trajectories ...
Insomnia symptom trajectories among adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse: A longitudinal study

Steine, Iris M.; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Krystal, John H.; Winje, Dagfinn; Milde, Anne Marita; Gronli, Janne; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Bjorvatn, Bjorn; Pallesen, Stale (Elsevier Ltd., 2019)

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is associated with sleep disturbances in adulthood. However, longitudinal studies have yet to identify among CSA-survivors subgroups distinguished by the trajectory of their insomnia severity, ...
Is a structured, manualized, evidence-based treatment protocol culturally competent and equivalently effective among American Indian parents in child welfare?

Chaffin, Mark; Bard, David; Bigfoot, Dolores Subia; Maher, Erin J. (SAGE Publications, 2012)

In a statewide implementation, the manualized SafeCare home–based model was effective in reducing child welfare recidivism and producing high client satisfaction. Concerns about the effectiveness and acceptability of ...
Essentials for childhood: Planting the seeds for a public health approach to preventing child maltreatment

Klevens, Joanne; Alexander, Sandra (PMC, 2019)

Public health addresses child maltreatment and other adverse childhood experiences by focusing primarily on preventing them from happening in the first place; understanding and addressing their individual, relational, ...
How to conduct good quality research on violence against children with disabilities: Key ethical, measurement, and research principles

Kyegombe, Nambusi; Banks, Lena Morgon; Kelly, Susan; Kuper, Hannah; Devries, Karen (BioMed Central Ltd., 2019)

This paper provides guidance on how to conduct good quality, ethical, and inclusive research on violence against children with disabilities, particularly in low-income settings. The lack of an international agreed ‘gold ...
The imprint of childhood abuse on trauma-related shame in adulthood

Reid, Joan A. (2018)

Research has consistently linked residual trauma-related shame among child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors to sexual revictimization, health risk behaviors, and poorer response to mental health treatment. However, questions ...
Pathways to support services for victim/survivors of child sexual abuse and their families

Quadara, Anotonia; Stathopoulous, Mary; Carson, Rachel; Bilgic, Serpil; Kaspiew, Rae; Romaniuk, Helena; Horsfall, Briony; Dunstan, Jessie (Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2017)

The Governor-General appointed a six-member Royal Commission to inquire into how institutions with a responsibility for children have managed and responded to allegations and instances of child sexual abuse. The Commission ...
Trauma-informed community building and engagement

Falkenburger, Elsa; Arena, Olivia; Wolin, Jessica (The Urban Institute, 2018)

Residents in public housing and other low-income or marginalized communities live with the daily stressors of violence and concentrated poverty, which stem from historic and structural conditions of racism, disenfranchisement, ...
Psychopathology among New York City public school children 6 months after September 11

Hoven, Christina W.; Duarte, Cristiane S.; Lucas, Christopher P.; Wu, Ping; Mandell, Donald J.; Goodwin, Renee D.; Cohen, Michael; Balaban, Victor; Woodruff, Bradley A.; Bin, Fan; Musa, George J.; Mei, Lori; Cantor, Pamela A.; Aber, J. Lawrence; Cohen, Patricia; Susser, Ezra (American Medical Association, 2005)

Children exposed to a traumatic event may be at higher risk for developing mental disorders. The prevalence of child psychopathology, however, has not been assessed in a population-based sample exposed to different levels ...
Systematic Review

Puls, Laura (Center for Victim Research, 2021)

This Quick Reference provides a brief, visual overview of the systematic review process. This type of literature uses a predetermined process, which reduces subjectivity and increases our confidence in evidence quality and ...

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