Domestic Violence
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Family
Violence Statistics: Including Statistics on Strangers and Acquaintances
(NCJ 207846, June, 2005) Download 'Full Report' 1 MB Acrobat file.
There's a simpler Family
Violence Statistics Website also from BJS.
Stalking
Victimization in the US (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2009) [more
on stalking below]
Domestic
Violence Counts 2007: this annual Census collects an
unduplicated count of adults and children seeking services from domestic
violence shelter programs in the United States during a single 24-hour
survey period. Statistics by state are also available.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
or End Abuse.org
Metro Nashville
Police Department Domestic Abuse Information
[great information, including a detailed
safety plan; see the 211 page lesson plan for a good overview]
Toolkit
to End Violence Against Women [Violence Against Women Office & National
Advisory Council] Topics include Communities,
CJ System, Economic
Security, Colleges, Youth,
the Public, Media,
Faith Based, Native
Communities, Military, International
Trafficking
American
Bar Association's Domestic Violence pages
He
sent flowers so everything is OK (intense read) (alternate
site)
Victim Services Domestic
Violence Shelter Tour
Corporate
Alliance to End Partner Violence (facts,
articles/advice, best
practices)
End
Violence Against Women Blog (UK)
Nowhere
to Hide: When Teri Lee's life was threatened by an ex-boyfriend, she did
everything she could to protect herself and her children. Would anyone help? (MCNBC
- transcript and video)
Family Violence
"There is an overlap of 30 to 60 percent between violence against children and violence against women in the same families"
Mental Health Effects of Family
Violence
Family Violence Prevention Fund
National Clearinghouse on Child
Abuse and Neglect
Teen Dating Violence
Teen
Dating Violence and some of the ways that teens have been abused
Youth
Resources on Dating Violence
Teen
Dating Violence Happens... But You Can Stop It
LoveIsNotAbuse.com
~ LoveIsRespect.org (National
Teen Dating Abuse Helpline)
Break
The Cycle.org ~ ChooseRespect.org
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the CDC
website also has information available)
Publications
and Related
Resources pages created for National Teen Dating Violence Awareness
Week 2008 (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
Teen
Dating Violence: Boys Are Also Victims
Stalking
awareness page from the National Criminal Justice Reference
Service
"Stalking"
examines the problem of stalking and the factors that contribute to it,
reviews responses to the problem, and what is known about them from
evaluative research and police practice. (58 p, .pdf: National Inst of
Justice & Natl Center for Victims of Crime)
Stalking
Resource Center (National Center for the Victims of Crime)
Online
Stalking & Harassment from (HaltAbuse.org)
Working
With Victims of Stalking - Podcast via Lewis & Clark Law School
Sheryl Crow's "Suitor" and Other Celebrity Stalkers:
When Do They Legally Infringe Privacy? (Findlaw.com guest column)
Misc, But
Helpful...
 Criminal
Justice Exploration Guide:
A little slow loading but very
comprehensive lists of links to internet resources on
National Organization for Women
British Policing & Crime Reducing Crime Unit:
What
Works for Reducing Domestic Violence or Violence
Against Women page
Healthy Relationships
Violence Prevention Curriculum
CNET (Computer Network): How
to Protect Your Child Online
[excellent series of articles
covering different topics; helpful list of resources]
Convention
of the Elimination of All Forms of Violence Against Women
Maybe a reading on professional
ethics that discusses harassment and includes the actual
wording of several professional codes of ethics?
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