• Batterer Intervention Programs: Where Do We Go From Here? (NIJ) (June 2003) (Text or PDF) This NIJ Special Report describes the most common types of batterer intervention programs and evaluates two recent studies of batterer intervention programs in Broward County, Florida and Brooklyn, New York. Evaluations of both programs call into question the effectiveness of such programs in either changing batterer attitudes or behaviors. However, researchers in the Broward study did find that batterers who were employed, married, owned their own homes, or otherwise had a stake in the community were less likely to reoffend. Although the Broward study was marred by low victim response rates, collection of information from multiple sources, each reaching similar conclusions, bolstered researchers' confidence in the results. The Brooklyn study showed that men who attended treatment sessions for a longer period (26 weeks compared with 8 weeks) committed fewer new violent acts; however, batterers were more likely to complete the shorter program. The study left open the question of whether batterer intervention programs alter batterers' attitudes and behaviors or merely suppress violence behavior for the duration of the study.

• Intimate Partner Violence, 1993 - 2001 (BJS - February 2003) Reports on trends in intimate partner violence of persons age 12 or older in the United States using data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports. Murder and nonfatal violent crimes are examined for male and female victims. This Crime Data Brief updates some of the data in Intimate Partner Violence, a more detailed report on this subject published in 2000.

• Documenting Domestic Violence: How Health Care Providers Can Help Victims (NIJ - September 2001) [Text or PDF]

• Enforcement of Protective Orders (OVC - January 2002)
  Provides an overview of state laws and current issues related to the enforcement of protective orders. [HTML or PDF]

• Strengthening Antistalking Statutes (OVC - January 2002)
  Provides an overview of state legislation and current issues related to stalking. [HTML or PDF]

• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Programs: Improving the Community Response to Sexual Assault Victims (OVC - April 2001) Describes the SANE program, designed to improve sexual assault medical evidentiary exams, and its value to victims and their communities. Information and resources to encourage individuals and agencies to explore starting a SANE program are provided.
• Understanding DNA Evidence: A Guide for Victim Service Providers(OVC - April 2001) Discusses role of forensic DNA evidence in solving crimes, particularly sexual assaults and homicides. The growing significance of DNA evidence requires that victim service providers be trained to identify DNA evidence and to counsel victims about its importance in apprehending and convicting offenders and to support victims in cases where an offender's conviction is overturned due to DNA testing.
• Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey (July 2000) Text or PDF

• Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey (November 1998) Text or PDF

• Stalking in America: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey. 1998. Text or PDF

• Intimate Partner Violence (BJS 2000)
  Provides information on violence by intimates (current or former spouses, girlfriends, or boyfriends) from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).

• Evaluations by the Urban Institute through NIJ
• Breaking the Cycle of Violence (Monograph) - June 1999
  HTML, Text, or PDF Versions
• The Criminalization of Domestic Violence: Promises and Limits
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Collected Research Reports and Ongoing Projects

• National Institute of Justice Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women
• National Institute of Justice Publications on Violence Against Women (1994-2001)
• National Institute of Justice Ongoing Research Projects on Violence Against Women
• Interagency Consortium on Violence Against Women and Violence Within the Family
  
  
• National Institute of Justice/Center for Disease Control Ongoing Research Projects on Violence Against Women

Statistical Publications

• Rape and Sexual Assault: Reporting to Police and Medical Attention, 1992-2000 (BJS - August 2002) This study provides the percentages of completed rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault of females that were reported to the police in 1992-2000 and the percentage of these victims who were injured and treated.
• Intimate Partner Violence and Age of Victims, 1993-99 (BJS) (Oct. 28, 2001)
• Injuries from Violent Crime, 1992-98 (BJS/CDC 2001) Presents data from the redesigned National Crime Victimization Survey, examining injuries as a result of violent victimizations. This report was a joint effort of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and BJS. It describes the nature and severity of injuries caused by rape, robbery, and aggravated and simple assault, comparing victims' injuries by characteristics of the victim and offender including relationship, age, sex, and race/ethnicity.
• The Sexual Victimization of College Women (NIJ/BJS - December 2000) Assesses the extent and nature of the sexual victimization of college women. Based on the study findings, it is estimated that more than 350 rapes per year may occur on a campus with a population of 10,000 female students.
• Characteristics of Crime: Intimate partner violence from the NCVS
  
  
• Violence by Intimates
  
  
• Criminal Victimization 2000: Changes 1999-2000 with Trends 1993-2000
• Sex Offenses and Offenders
• American Indians and Crime
• Homicide Trends in the United States
• Workplace Violence, 1992-96
• Sex Differences in Violent Victimization, 1994
• Child Victimizers: Violent Offenders and Their Victims
• Crimes Against Persons Age 65 or Older