2012 Annual Femicide Report (pdf)
The Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women monitors information about women and children murdered in our state to educate the public about the lethality of domestic violence and child abuse. Included in these reports are the names of the women and children who have died from domestic violence and child abuse in Minnesota in that year. We also remember the family and friends murdered in domestic violence-related situations. The Femicide Report is compiled from news accounts and information provided by law enforcement agencies, county attorneys, court administrators, battered women's programs, and family members and friends of murder victims.
The Gender Debate in Domestic Violence: The Role of Data (pdf)
In this issues paper, the Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse examines the key points in the ongoing discussion of the incidence of intimate partner violence: definitions of domestic violence, data collection methods, and qualitative vs quantitative approaches
Issues in evaluation of complex social change programs for sexual assault prevention (pdf)
This paper aims to stimulate thinking around creative, solution focused evaluation that can be incorporated into program design to enhance sexual assault prevention efforts.
This article is Part II of a two-part series addressing two types of victim privacy laws – confidentiality and privilege. Part I provides an overview of confidentiality laws in order to assist prosecutors in effectively balancing offender accountability with the safety needs and expectations of victims during criminal investigations and prosecutions. Part
II of the series provides a discussion of common privileges and the scenarios in which conflicts with these privileges may arise. Part II also provides prosecutors with strategies to protect privileges when the privacy interests of victims might outweigh the need to disclose privileged information.
Link to Part I Here
This article is Part I of a two-part series addressing two types of victim privacy laws – confidentiality and privilege. Part I provides an overview of confidentiality laws in order to assist prosecutors in effectively balancing offender accountability with the safety needs and expectations of victims during criminal investigations and prosecutions. Part
II of the series provides a discussion of common privileges and the scenarios in which conflicts with these privileges may arise. Part II also provides prosecutors with strategies to protect privileges when the privacy interests of victims might outweigh the need to disclose privileged information.
Link to Part II Here
Department of Defense Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military: Fiscal Year 2012 (pdf)
This report is the Department’s ninth annual report; it describes sexual assault reports that were made during FY12 (October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2012). Analysis discusses program and policy improvements and outlines future plans to enhance support for victims.
An Exploratory Study of Juvenile Orders of Protection as a Remedy for Dating Violence (pdf)
Increasingly, states are expanding their order of protection (OP) laws to allow teens to secure orders for dating violence without parental involvement. The goal of this research was to increase knowledge about this effort and its effectiveness in preventing teen dating violence by using data collected in New York State which expanded its OP laws to cover teens in July of 2008.
BJA Policy Brief: Women’s Pathways to Jail: Examining Mental Health, Trauma, and Substance Use (pdf)
"The overrepresentation of women with mental illness in jails has tragic consequences for children and families. It is important that the criminal justice field understands how mental illness, trauma, and other disorders are related to women becoming involved in the criminal justice system. The information from the Women’s Pathways to Jail study can help to develop strategies that address and respond to these issues."