AEquitas: The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women
A collaborative project of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, the Battered Women's Justice Project, and the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. AEquitas was created as a technical assistance and training provider to address the needs of prosecutors and allied professionals – particularly OVW grantees – who work on issues related to the prosecution of violence against women.
Organization includes an educational and training center, research center, public policy center, and domestic violence register for professionals and organizations. Website includes a Battered Woman's Questionnaire; a Lethality Scale; a Psychological Abuse Questionnaire; a Physical Abuse Questionnaire; a Physical Injury Scale; a Sexual Abuse Questionnaire; and information about Stalking.
Federal Interstate Stalking Law
Provides definitions and interpretations of the Federal Interstate Stalking Law.
Mending the Sacred Hoop Technical Assistance Project
"MSH-TA is a Native American program that provides training and technical assistance to our American Indian and Alaskan Native relations in the effort to eliminate violence in the lives of women and their children. We work with villages, reservations, rancherias and pueblos across the United States to improve the justice system, law enforcement, and service provider response to the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking in Native communities. "
"As a statewide collaboration of 160+ member organizations, the Consortium serves as a resource center to enhance equality and justice for women and children. The consortium helps women working for progressive social change stay in touch."
National Center for Victims of Crime
The National Center for Victims of Crime believes in forging a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. We are dedicated to serving individuals, families, and communities harmed by crimes. Through collaboration with local, state, and federal partners they provide direct services and resources; advocate for laws and public policies that create resources and secure rights and protections for victims; and deliver training and technical assistance to victim services providers and allied professionals.
National Center for Victims of Crime
"The National Center for Victims of Crime is the nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims and those who serve them. Since its inception in 1985, the National Center has worked with grassroots organizations and criminal justice agencies throughout the United States serving millions of crime victims. The center provides direct services to victims, trainings and technical assistance to professionals, and advocates for laws and public policies that protect crime victims."
National Center for Victims of Crime Stalking Page
The National Center for Victims of Crime website has information about stalking definitions, legislation, safety tips, and community resources.
National Crime Victims Law Institute
Organization is an educational organization dedicated to promoting a fair and balanced criminal justice system through legal education, legal scholarship, legal information resources and legal advocacy.
National Organization for Women
NOW's webpage posts information on many critical issues including violence against women. The page includes legislative updates, NOW actions, news reports, and information regarding other violence against women issues.
Descriptions of statutes and penalties for violations.
Stalking Information Clearinghouse
The clearinghouse provides a wide range of useful information for practitioners. Materials include: research on stalking, practitioner-specific educational tools, multidisciplinary curricula, model protocols and more.
Stalking Laws and Implementation Practices: A National Review for Policymakers and Practitioners
This report presents findings from a review of prior research on stalking and some original information gathering, resulting in a reassessment of the significance of stalking as a policy issue for criminal justice. The review also examines stalking's definitions, prevalence, and impact on victims. It provides an examination of criminal law, namely, the enactment of stalking laws and their reception in the courts and concludes with recommendations for legislators, agency administrators, funders, and researchers.
The executive summary is also available.
Stop Family Violence is a national organization dedicated to responding to violence against women via the legislative process. This organization provides samples letters and correspondence that can be used to contact state legislators.
University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women
The Center for Research on Violence Against Women was created in 2002 as a joint project of the University of Kentucky and the Office of the Kentucky Governor. The Center is committed to preparing students and advancing scientific inquiry into the legal and clinical complexities presented by domestic violence, rape, stalking and related crimes against women. The Center is dedicated to enhancing the welfare and safety of those impacted by these crimes through research, scholarship and public service.
Violence Against Women Office, U.S. Department of Justice
The mission of the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is to provide federal leadership to reduce violence against women, and to administer justice for and strengthen services to all victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. This is accomplished by developing and supporting the capacity of state, local, tribal, and non-profit entities involved in responding to violence against women.
Provides advocacy for victims of rape, domestic violence, and child abuse, particularly in the Latina and other under served communities of Sonoma County. Provides advocacy training and community education. Coordinates the Task Force on Women in Policing with the goal of increasing the number of women and minorities in our
law enforcement agencies. Website inludes a bilingual web forum where victims, activists, advocates, and professionals can communicate with each other on any and all aspects of violence against women and children.
Service region: advocacy in Sonoma County, California.