Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2007

“Domestic violence is not only a personal tragedy, it is a serious crime that
negatively affects women, men, children, neighborhoods, and communities. We must
join together to address the causes of this crime so that each and every home can be
a place of peace and safety.”
Mary Beth Buchanan, Acting Director
Office on Violence Against Women
United States Department of Justice


Help Spread the Word About Domestic Violence

This October, in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2007, the Office
on Violence Against Women (OVW) and several bureaus and offices of the Office of
Justice Programs (OJP) present a compilation of selected publications, products, and
events addressing the issue of domestic violence. You are encouraged to download and
use these resources in your planning and awareness campaign:

• The National Victim Assistance Academy [link:
[www.ovcttac.org]]
• Victim Assistance Training Online [link:
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/assist/pdftxt/VAtraining_options_fs.pdf]
• OVC HELP for Victim Service Providers Web Forum [link:
[ovc.ncjrs.gov]]
• Publications from the National Institute of Justice
• Supervised and Unsupervised Parental Access in Domestic Violence Cases: Court
Orders and Consequences. [link:
[www.ncjrs.gov]]
• Final Report on the Evaluation of the Judicial Oversight Demonstration: Executive
Summary. [link: [www.ncjrs.gov]]
• Explaining the Prevalence, Context, and Consequences of Dual Arrest in Intimate
Partner Cases. [link: [www.ncjrs.gov]]
• Data on intimate partner violence from the Bureau of Justice Statistics
[link: [www.ojp.usdoj.gov]]
• A National Criminal Justice Reference Service topical Web page [link:
[www.ncjrs.gov]]

Forwarded from NewsFromOVW@ncjrs.gov

BJ Berquist
JUV SIG Chair