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Are You Being Stalked?

added 12/09/2008
The National Center for Victims of Crime

An informative brochure on stalking created by the National Center for Victims of Crime with information on steps to take if you or someone you know is being stalked. They also offer help in creating a safety plan.

Are You Being Stalked? (Spanish)

added 12/09/2008
The National Center for Victims of Crime

An informative brochure on stalking created in Spanish by the National Center for Victims of Crime with information on steps to take if you or someone you know is being stalked. They also offer help in creating a safety plan.

Domestic violence laws in Australia

added 11/11/2009

The report analyzes domestic violence legislation in all Australian States and Territories and in New Zealand in order to assist the Australian Government’s National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children. The report notes gaps and overlaps between State and Territory domestic violence protection orders and the Family Law Act 1975.

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

added 08/14/2009

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.

Handbook for legislation on violence against women (pdf)

added 09/30/2009

Based on the work of an expert group meeting in Vienna, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs developed a Handbook for Legislation on Violence against Women. This Handbook intends to provide all stakeholders with detailed guidance to support the adoption and effective implementation of legislation which prevents violence against women, punishes perpetrators, and ensures the rights of survivors everywhere.

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

added 06/24/2009

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.

Measuring Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Perpetration: A Compendium of Assessment Tools (pdf)

added 11/13/2008
Martie P. Thompson, PhD, Kathleen C. Basile, PhD, Marci F. Hertz, MS, Dylan Sitterle, BS, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

"This compendium provides researchers and prevention specialists with a set of assessment tools with demonstrated reliability and validity for measuring the self-reported incidence and prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence victimization and perpetration. The information is presented to help researchers and practitioners make informed decisions when choosing scales to use in their work."

Stalking and Domestic Violence Report to Congress (pdf)

added 11/12/2008
U.S. Department of Justice

"This report to Congress is part of an ongoing commitment to share information about strategies that show promise in the field and about the development of laws addressing stalking. It is produced in response to Subtitle F of VAWA, which directs the U.S. Attorney General to submit a report on these issues. The report includes information on cyberstalking, victim needs, law enforcement responses to stalking, and a bibliography."

Stalking Fact Sheet

added 08/12/2008
Stalking Resource Center (2005)

"This fact sheet cites statistics about stalking in America, the impact of stalking on victims, behavior of stalkers, stalking and intimate partner femicide, state laws, and stalking on campus."

Stalking Fact Sheet (Spanish)

added 12/09/2008
Stalking Resource Center

"This fact sheet created in Spanish, cites statistics about stalking in America, the impact of stalking on victims, behavior of stalkers, stalking and intimate partner femicide, state laws, and stalking on campus."

Stalking in Texas (pdf)

added 11/12/2008
Glen Kercher, Ph.D. Matthew Johnson, Crime Victims’ Institute

"This report presents information on stalking victimization among Texas residents. The data for this report came from a telephone survey of a random sample of Texas residents. Recommendations were made about the need for continuing educational efforts for the public and for people who work with victims of this crime. The importance of victim input in investigating this crime was underscored, as were suggestions for thoroughly investigating reports of stalking and the provision of support services for victims."

Stalking Myths and Realities

added 12/09/2008
Stalking Resource Center

A fact sheet pointing out common myths and attitudes about stalking and provides information on the realities of this crime.

Stalking Resource Center Statistics

added 01/06/2009
Stalking Resource Center

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

Stalking Victimization in the United States, 2009 Report

added 01/21/2009
Katrina Baum, Ph.D., Shannan Catalano, Ph.D., Michael Rand, and Kristina Rose

This document provides statistics on studies done in a 12 month span on the various forms of stalking. The study focuses on the intersection between stalking and victim and offender characteristics such as race, class, age, and gender. The study finds that women are nearly three times more likely than men to be stalked, and young people age 18 to 24 experience the highest rates of stalking.

Stalking: Problem-Oriented Guide for Policing

added 12/10/2008
National Center for Victims of Crime

This guide summarizes knowledge about how police can reduce the harm caused by stalking. This comes in a series of guides to prevention and to improving the overall response to incidents, not to investigating offenses or handling specific incidents. The guide is written for police of whatever rank or assignment who must address the problem of stalking.

Ten Things You Need to Know about Stalking

added 12/09/2008
Stalking Resource Center

An informative sheet created by the Stalking Resource Center and the National Center for Victims of Crime providing statistics and information on ways stalking is perpetrated.

Ten Things You Need to Know about Stalking (Spanish)

added 12/09/2008
Stalking Resource Center

An informative sheet created in Spanish by the Stalking Resource Center and the National Center for Victims of Crime providing statistics and information on ways stalking is perpetrated.

The Sexual Victimization of College Women (pdf)

added 11/12/2008
Bonnie S. Fisher, Francis T. Cullen, Michael G. Turner, U.S. Department of Justice

Women attending colleges are at greater risk for rape and other forms of sexual assault than the general population or in another comparable age group. The study found that many women do not characterize their sexual victimization as a crime for a number of reasons including blaming themselves.The study reinforces the importance of many organizations’ efforts to improve education and knowledge about sexual assault.

UNITY RoadMap: A Framework for Effectiveness and Sustainability

added 09/25/2009

"The UNITY RoadMap is a resource for cities to prevent violence before it occurs by mapping out solutions to effectively and sustainably prevent violence. The UNITY RoadMap helps cities understand the current status of their efforts, describes the core elements necessary to prevent violence before it occurs, and provides information, resources, and examples to support cities in planning, implementation, and evaluation."