2008 Status of Egyptian Women Report (pdf)

"The Egyptian Center for Women's Rights recently released its 2008 report on the status of Egyptian women. The report evaluated the current situation for women in Egypt, identifying the particular areas where action is most urgently needed in order to advance women's rights within the country."

American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002 (pdf)

"A summary of data on American Indians in the criminal justice system and reports the rates and characteristics of violent crimes experienced by American Indians. This report updates a previous BJS report, American Indians and Crime, published in 1999. The findings include the involvement of alcohol, drugs, and weapons in violence against Indians. The report describes victim-offender relationships, the race of those involved in violence against Indians, and the rate of reporting to police by victims. It discusses the rates of arrest, suspect investigations and charges filed, and incarceration of Indians for violent crimes."

Dowry and Its Link to Violence Against Women in India

"This article conducts a feminist psychological analysis of the dowry phenomenon, its link to domestic violence against women, and the role of the perpetrators. Existing and new explanations of the dowry system and its ramifications are explored. Psychologically based interventions and the implications of dowry related violence in the larger context of Asian Indians living in North America and the United Kingdom are discussed."

Facts About Intimate Partner Stalking in Minnesota and the United States (pdf)

A fact sheet created by the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women as part of a statewide training for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and advocates titled the Anatomy of Strangulation.

Facts About Intimate Partner Strangulation (pdf)

A recent fact sheet created by the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women as part of a statewide training for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and advocates titled the Anatomy of Strangulation.

Hate Violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People in the United States (pdf)

This is a report about bias-motivated incidents targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender, queer, and questioning (LGBT) individuals in the U.S. during the year 2008. The report includes statistics on violence against LGBT people, stories from survivors, information on where to get help, safety tips, and information on hate crime laws.

Information about Murder-Suicides (pdf)

A fact sheet created by the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women as part of a statewide training for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and advocates titled the Anatomy of Strangulation.

National Trends in Intimate Partner Homicides: Explaining Declines in Canada, 1976 to 2001

"In the past decade, research has begun to identify factors that may be contributing to declines in spousal homicide. The authors address two gaps in the Canadian literature: (a) the documentation of trends, including subgroup variations, and (b) the identification of factors that may be associated with declines. Results indicate that shifts in relative employment and divorce rates appear to be associated with declining rates for women, whereas shifts in men's education and divorce rates appear to be associated with declining rates of spousal homicide for men."

New York City Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee Annual Report 2008 (pdf)

This report describes family-related homicides that occurred in New York City between 2002 and 2007. Includes key findings, risk factors, and action steps in response to findings.

Stalking Resource Center Statistics

The Stalking Resource Center website offers various links to research,fact sheets, and statistics on stalking related crimes.

Surveillance for Violent Deaths -- National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 States, 2005

"This report summarizes data from CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) regarding violent deaths from 16 U.S. states for 2005. Results are reported by sex, age group, race/ethnicity, marital status, location of injury, method of injury, circumstances of injury, and other selected characteristics."

Understanding DNA Evidence: A Guide for Victim Service Providers

"Forensic DNA technology is revolutionizing the way law enforcement officers investigate violent crimes, including crime scene investigation, counseling rape victims to not wash away critical evidence, accurate conviction of offenders, and connecting offenders to other brutal crimes. This 12-page document examines the uses of DNA, evidence collection and preservation, testing methods and interpretation of test results and post conviction for DNA testing. A glossary of terms and a reference / resource list are also included. "

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2002 Homicide Data (pdf)

"Annual report which details national and state-by-state information on female homicides involving one female murder victim and one male offender."

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2004 Homicide Data (pdf)

"This annual report details national and state-by-state information on female homicides involving one female murder victim and one male offender."

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2005 Homicide Data (pdf)

"This annual report details national and state-by-state information on female homicides involving one female murder victim and one male offender."

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2007 Homicide Data (pdf)

The report details national and state-by-state information on female homicides involving one female murder victim and one male offender. The study uses the most recent data available from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s unpublished Supplementary Homicide Report.

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of the 1996 Homicide Data

"Provides a comparative ranking of female homicide rates across the U.S. states by analyzing U.S. Supplemental Homicide Report data as submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)."

World Report on Violence against Children

"This book addresses all violence against children within the family, schools, alternative care institutions and detention facilities, places where children work and communities. It lists the relevant international and national legal instruments and standards. It also describes the nature and impact of all forms of violence, indicating possible risk and causal factors. Finally, and most important, based on existing evidence and concrete examples, it provides detailed recommendation on measures to be taken to enhance the protection of children from violence."