Attitudes / Perception / Awareness Content Topic Results
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January 2002
Factors Associated with a Man's Risk for Abusing His Partner
Publisher(s):This resource presents common risk factors at each socio-ecological level of prevention. Examples of common risk factors for perpetrating intimate partner violence include marital instability, poverty, and traditional gender norms.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2002
In Touch with Teens
This curriculum in junior high and high schools and other youth organizations focused on healthy relationships including promoting social skills, bystander interventions, and effective communication.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
January 2002
Abusive Power and Control within the Domestic Violence Shelter
Publisher(s):This power and control wheel was created to illustrate how domestic violence shelters may inadvertently abuse power and control over survivors who seek services from them.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2002
Super Bowl Response
Publisher(s):This packet of Super Bowl & sports-related materials serves to create awareness of domestic violence during this popular American event. The materials address societal misconceptions that associate domestic violence with sports and aggression.
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- General Material
July 2001
Privacy, Technology and Criminal Justice Information: Public Attitudes towards Uses of Criminal History Information
Publisher(s):Summarizes findings on public attitudes toward the availability and use of individuals' criminal history records outside of the criminal justice system.
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- General Material
January 2001
A Deadly Myth: Women, Handguns, and Self-Defense
Publisher(s):Analyzing FBI data, this study reports that a woman is far more likely to be the victim of a handgun homicide than to use a handgun in a justifiable homicide.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2001
The Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture
This page, an excerpt from Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups, lists characteristic of white supremacy culture that show up in our organizations, including perfectionism, sense of urgency, defensiveness, quantity over quality, and more. The page explains why these characteristics are harmful and offers antidotes to help dismantle white supremacy culture.
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- General Material
January 2001
De Colores
De Colores is a bilingual 28-minutes documentary about how Latino families are replacing the deep roots of homophobia with the even deeper roots of love and tolerance. Through moving personal stories we learn about how families are breaking cultural barriers and how love always prevails.
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- General Material
January 2001
Quick Organizational Audit: LGBT Visibility and Inclusion
Publisher(s):This checklist includes can be used to conduct a quick organizational audit of LGBT visibility and inclusion in agency physical space, policies and outreach materials.
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- General Material
August 2000
Myths and Facts About Sex Offenders
Publisher(s):This document contains important information on common assumptions, both true and false, about sex offenders and their victims. Statistics and characteristics of adult and juvenile sex offenders are also included.
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- General Material
January 2000
On the Margin: Power and Women's HIV Risk Reduction Strategies
Publisher(s): This article describes a framework for understanding risk reduction strategies while understanding power dynamics in heterosexual relationships.
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- General Material
January 2000
What You Need to Know About Dating Violence. A Teen's Handbook
Publisher(s):This handbook offers guidance to teen girls and boys about recognizing dating violence in their relationships and seeking help for it. It also includes suggestions on helping friends who are in abusive relationships.