Resource Library
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What we know about victims of sexual assault in rural America |
This survey explores the statistics and demographics behind recent sexual assault cases. The data helps professionals and bystanders understand who these victims are and how they respond to being attacked (2018).
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Report | Bystander Intervention, Bystanders, Sexual Assault, Victims | Download |
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Victim contact in abusive partner intervention: The importance of collaboration |
This document highlights programs with victim contact processes, addresses safety challenges. inherent in this work, and offers considerations and best practices for safe and effective implementation (2020).
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Report | Advocacy, Collaboration, DV, Victims | Download |
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Short-term outcomes for users of the National Domestic Violence Hotline & loveisrespect |
This report examines the effectiveness of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, as well as Love Is Respect's online resources(2020).
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Report | Advocacy, Animal Abuse, CCR, Technology | Download |
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More than just a piece of paper: A toolkit for advocates on firearms & domestic violence during COVID-19 |
This guide is a result of interviews, focus groups, and working with communications professionals to develop new strategies for engaging people on intimate partner violence and firearms (2021).
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Report | DV, Weapons | Download |
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International Association of Chiefs of Police: Intimate partner violence response policy & training content guidelines |
This IACP training guide offers recommendations for law enforcement's response to intimate partner violence, and how to make arrest decisions on-scene (Uploaded 2020).
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Report | CCR, Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Sexual Assault | Download |
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Human trafficking lurks in rural areas |
This article examines human trafficking in rural America, providing clues for detection as well as plans of action (2018).
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Report | Human Trafficking, Rural | Download |
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Facts & stats report, updated & expanded 2020: Domestic violence in Asian & Pacific Islander homes |
This report raises awareness about the experiences of Asian & Pacific Islander survivors of domestic violence and emphasizes the need for socio-culturally effective prevention and intervention(2020).
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Report | CCR, Family Justice Center, Stalking | Download |
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Compliance monitoring in domestic violence cases: A guide for courts |
This guide outlines best practices to help courts develop or enhance compliance calendars. It provides examples from jurisdictions across the country who are implementing effective compliance calendars that increase defendant and respondent accountability and victim safety (2019).
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Report | DV, Systemic Change | Download |
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Committed to Safety for ALL Survivors: Guidance for Domestic Violence Programs on Supporting Survivors Who Use Substances |
"The goal of this guide is to assist programs and advocates in supporting survivors who use substances by providing practical strategies embedded within an accessible, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed approach (2020)."
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Report | Advocacy, Animal Abuse, Immigration Awareness Month | Download |
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Between compassion & accountability: Guidelines for faith leaders responding to people who abuse intimate partners |
This guide discusses domestic violence within faith communities and how leaders can effectively support victims and respond to perpetrators (2020).
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Report | CCR, Expert Witnesses | Download |
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Advocate Guide to Lease Termination |
This TCFV guide serves to assist advocates in supporting survivors of family violence to terminate their residential lease effectively(2020).
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Report | Advocacy, Animal Abuse | Download |
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Psychological impact of stalking on male & female health care professional victims of stalking & domestic violence |
This paper investigates stalking experiences of health care professionals who were also victims of domestic violence (2018).
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Report | DV, Medical, Stalking, Victims | Download |
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LGBTQ issues in teen dating violence |
This fact sheet reports on the issues faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in teen dating violence relationships (Uploaded 2018).
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Report | DV, LGBTQ+, Teen Dating Violence | Download |
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Intimate partner violence in urban, rural, & remote areas: An investigation of offense severity & risk factors |
Although this study primarily takes place in Sweden, it compares the severity of IPV and the relationship between risk factors for IPV and overall risk judgments of future IPV in urban, rural, and remote areas (2018).
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Report | DV, Offenders, Risk Assessment/LAP, Rural | Download |
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Differentiating among attempted, completed, & multiple nonfatal strangulation in women experiencing intimate partner violence |
This data examines the prevalence and correlates of nonfatal strangulation among female survivors of IPV (2018).
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Report | Strangulation, Victims | Download |
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Countering Confusion about the Duluth Model |
This report analyzes batterer treatment models, specifically the Duluth Model, which has received intense criticism over the years.
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Report | Children, Human Trafficking, Offender Accountability | Download |
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A stalker's paradise: How intimate partner abusers exploit technology |
This article details how abusers in IPV contexts use technology to threaten, intimidate, monitor, harass, or harm their victims (2018).
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Report | Offenders, Stalking, Technology | Download |
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A Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence |
This paper chronicles the Duluth Project, which is a pioneer in coordinated community responses to domestic violence and sexual assault. The Duluth Project is a system of networks, agreements, and applied principles created by the local shelter movement, criminal justice agencies, and human services programs developed in northern Minnesota (January 1997).
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Report | Advocacy, Child Abuse Awareness Month, Children, Elder Abuse, Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Immigration Awareness Month, Military, Prosecution, Technology | Download |


