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African-American women experience intimate partner violence at rates 35% higher than their White counterparts and 2.5 times the rate of men and other races
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African Americans account for a disproportionate number of intimate partner homicides. In 2005, African American accounted for almost 1/3 of the intimate partner homicides in this country
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Domestic violence affects all Americans, regardless of race, gender, or socioeconomic status. However, this threat has disproportionately dire consequences for African-American women.

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National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
NIC provides training, on-site technical assistance, information, and policy/ program development support to corrections agencies and professionals. The NIC web site provides online access to materials, hosts networks for corrections practitioners, and offers links to corrections-related web sites. NIC's transition from Prison to the Community Initiative (TPCI) is intended to help states improve their transition processes, thereby increasing public safety, reducing recidivism and new victimization, and making better use of resources in correctional facilities and communities. See transition From Prison

Office for Victims of Crime
is Housed within the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) provides federal funds to support victim assistance and compensation programs around the country and advocates for the fair treatment of crime victims through policy development. The mission of OVC is to enhance the Nation's capacity to assist crime victims and to provide leadership in changing attitudes, policies, and practices to promote justice and healing for all victims of crime. This site also includes information on training and technical assistance.