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The links represent on-line resources that house a wealth
of information on topics related to SRI's mission. Links are
categorized as follows:
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence and African
Americans
- Incarceration and Reentry
- General Resources
- Data, Research, and Evaluation
Resources
- Professional Organizations
1. Domestic Violence
Office on Violence Against Women
OVW provides funding opportunites for local,
state, and tribal entities, as well as nonprpfit organizations
that advance its mission of reducing violence against women
and strengthening services to victims of domestic violence,
sexual assault, stalking, and other forms of violence.
A Call to Men
A Call to Men: The National Association of Men and Women Committed
to Ending Violence Against Women, seeks to mobilize men across
the nationwide who are committed to working toward ending
all forms of violence against women. The organization's aims
to spur a paradigm shift in how manhood is defined in our
culture, while influencing men's behavior through various
educational and training vehicles
American
Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
The Commission's goal is to mobilize the legal profession
to provide access to justice and safety for victims of domestic
violence. With this mission in mind, the Commission continues
to ambitiously and effectively address domestic violence issues
in a range of contexts from educating judges, lawyers, or
advocates on complex points of emerging law, to heling victims
and their children learn ways to enhance their safety.
Battered Women's Justice Project
The Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP) advocates for
systemic change within community organizations and governmental
agencies engaged in the civil and criminal justice response
to domestic violence in order to hold these institutions accountable
for the goals of safety and security for battered women and
their children. BWJP carries out its mission through its various
initiatives, partnerships, and technical assistance
End Violence Against Women: Information
and Resources
This site was developed by the staff of the Center for Communication
Programs (CCP) at John Hopkins University as part of its ongoing
effort to collect and share documentation and communication
materials produced in the worldwide struggle to end violence
against women.
Family Violence and Sexual Assault
Institute
The Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute is an international
organization that works on the areas of research, program
consultation and evaluation, training and technical assistance,
and community education and development.
Family Violence Prevention Fund
This organization works toward ending violence against women
and children, both in the at home and in the community. FVPF
works with lawmakers, educates judges, and collaborates with
health care providers and employers.
FaithTrust Institute
The Faith Trust Institute provides training and educational
resources for clergy, lay leaders, seminary faculty, chaplains,
policy makers of religious institutions, and community advocates
on the faith aspects of sexual and domestic violence.
Men Stopping Violence
Men Stopping Violence is a social change organization dedicated
to ending men's violence against women. Men Stopping Violence
works locally, nationally, and internationally to dismantle
the belief systems, social structures, and institutional practices
that oppress women and children and dehumanize men. Believing
that all forms of oppression are interconnected, the organization
works toward promoting social justice work in the areas of
race, class, gender, age, and sexual orientation are all critical
to ending violence against women.
Minnesota Center Against Violence
and Abuse (MINCAVA)
MINCAVA contains an electronic clearinghouse of research and
general information related to domestic violence.
National Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence serves as
a national information and referral center for the general
public, media, battered women and their children, as well
as allied and member agencies and organizations.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides callers with
information toll-free, 24-hours a day, 365 days a year, with
a database of more than 4,000 shelters and service providers
across the United States, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, and
the U.S. Virgin Islands.
National Network to End Domestic
Violence (NNEDV)
NNEDV is a membership and advocacy organization with
an extensive state and grassroots consitutency. The organization
serves to effect positive change in public toward ending domestic
violence and providing effective services to the battered
women and their families
Women's Law
Initiative
This site provides easy-to-understand legal information and
resources to women living with or escaping domestic violence.
By reaching out through the internet, the Women's Law Initiative
empowers women and girls to lead independent and productive
lives free from abuse.
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2. Domestic Violence and African Americans
Institute on Domestic Violence
in the African-American Community
The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African-American
Community was started by scholars and practitioners to address
concerns about the plight of the African-American community
in the area of domestic violence. The Institute helps set
an agenda to reduce and, ultimately, eliminate domestic violence
among African-Americans. Through convening local and national
conferences, training forums, and by disseminating publications
and using other means, the Institute seeks to further scholarship
in the area of African American violence, inform public policy,
equip practitioners and service providers, and raise community
consciousness of the impact of violence in African American
communities. It also examines the connections among various
kinds of violence.
The
Black Church and Domestic Violence Institute
This institute believes in the Church's mission to improve
the quality of life and recognize the linkages of violence
to all social problems in the history of Black communities.
They develop partnerships and collaborations to provide educational,
spiritual, and technical support, as well as advocacy and
leadership development: to enhance the capacity of the church
to empower and protect the victims of domestic violence; to
hold abusers accountable; to promote healing and wholeness
in African-American communities.
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3. Incarceration and Reentry
Serious and Violent Offender
Reentry Initiative
This Web site contains information on the Serious and Violent
Offender Reentry Initiative, which was developed by the U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), in
conjunction with federal partners. The Reentry Initiative
is a comprehensive effort that addresses both juvenile and
adult populations of serious, high-risk offenders. It provides
funding to develop, implement, enhance, and evaluate reentry
strategies that will ensure the safety of the community and
the reduction of serious, violent crime.
360 Degrees
This interactive Web site aims to challenge perceptions about
who is in prison today and why. The site also intends to generate
ideas about how to reduce crime and strengthen our communities
without continuing the current unprecedented rate of incarceration.
Centerforce
Centeforce is a non-profit organization predominantly operated
by either ex-prisoners or those whose family members have
been incarcerated. Through its annual conferences and through
direct consultation with departments of health, community-based
agencies and correctional facilities, Centerforce works to
strengthen individuals and families affected by incarceration
through education and support.
Family and Corrections Network
The mission of Family and Corrections Network (FCN) is to
uphold families of prisoners as valued resources to themselves
and their communities in order that the criminal justice system,
other institutions and society become supportive of family
empowerment, integrity, and self-determination. The organization
carries out its mission through publishing, sponsoring conferences,
connecting with other agencies, presentations, and consultation.
Its website offers a national directory of programs that serve
the families of incarcerated adults.
OJJDP National Training and Technical
Assistance Center
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
(OJJDP) National Training and Technical Assistance Center
(NTTAC) supports the Juvenile Justice Prevention Act in a
national effort to reduce youth crime and improve the juvenile
justice system. Their website contains a link for their technical
assistance support of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry
Initiative SVORI www.nttac.org/main//index.cfm?event=svori
Reentry National Media
Outreach Campaign
The Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign provides media
resources to support the work of community and faith-based
organizations. The purpose of this support is to facilitate
community discussion and decision making about solution-based
reentry programs. The campaign seeks to expand public awareness
and work in partnership with local organizations and initiatives
to foster public safety and support healthy communities.
The
Urban Institute
To fill the gap in knowledge about the pathways of successful
reintegration, the social and fiscal costs of current policies,
and the impact of removal, sentencing, and reentry on individuals,
families, and communities, and to advance policies and innovations
that reflect solid research, the Urban Institute has inaugurated
a portfolio of reentry policy research. This site ncludes
a number of general publications and studies of reentry in
specific states (e.g., Illinois, Ohio, and Texas).
Women's Prison
Association
The Women's Prison Association is the nation's oldest service
and advocacy organization committed to helping women with
criminal justice histories see new possibilities for themselves
and their families. WPA's Reentry Services include a full
array of prison, jail, and community-based assistance aimed
at helping women become full participants in community life
following incarceration or other criminal justice involvement.
Services include: education, training, case management, and
targeted assistance, and are offered both at WPA's downtown
Brooklyn offices, and at the New York City jail and in several
prisons for women.
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4. General Resources
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.
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5. Data, Research, and Evaluation
Resources
Justice Research and Statistics Association
(JRSA)
JRSA is a national nonprofit organization of state Statistical
Analysis Center directors, and other researchers and practitioners
throughout government, academia, and criminal justice organizations.
JRSA conducts and publishes policy-relevant research on justice
issues, provides training and technical assistance, and maintains
a clearinghouse of state criminal justice activities. See
JRSA's list of state Statistical Analysis
Centers.
National Criminal Justice Reference
Service (NCJRS)
NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and
substance abuse information to support research, policy, and
program development worldwide. NCJRS services and resources
are available to anyone interested in crime and public safety
including policymakers, practitioners, researchers, educators,
community leaders, and the general public. NCJRS offers a
range of services and resources, balancing the information
needs of the field with the technological means to receive
and access support. See "When Prisoners
Return to the Community: Political, Economic, and Social Consequences"
[PDF].
National Institute of Justice
(NIJ)
NIJ is the research, development, and evaluation agency of
the U.S. Department of Justice and is dedicated to researching
crime control and justice issues. NIJ provides objective,
independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the
challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the State
and local levels
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6. Professional Organizations
American Correctional Association
The American Correctional Association is the largest and oldest
international correctional association in the world. ACA serves
all disciplines within the corrections profession, including
professional development and certification; standards and
accreditation; and publications and research.
American Jail Association
The American Jail Association (AJA) in a national, nonprofit
organization dedicated to supporting those who work in and
operate the nation's jails. AJA is the only national association
that focuses exclusively on issues specific to the operations
of local correctional facilities.
American Probation and Parole
The American Probation and Parole Association is a membership-driven
organization consisting of practicing or retired probation,
parole, and community corrections professionals, as well as
academicians; researchers; members of the legislative, executive,
and judicial branches of government; community volunteers;
and corporations with an interest in criminal justice and
community-based corrections. Pertinent information on their
website includes:
The Role
of Victim Service Providers in Offender Reentry Initiatives
Reentry
Partnership Focus Group Discussion Guide
Association of Paroling Authorities,
International
The Association of Paroling Authorities, International exists
to promote parole as an effective tool for public safety.
The organization brings together decision-makers and practitioners
who believe in a person's ability to change and that gradual
reintegration into the community under appropriate supervision
is a more effective guarantee of public safety.
Correctional Education Association
The Correctional Education Association is an affiliate of
the American Correctional Association, serving educators and
administrators who provide services to students in correctional
settings.
National Association of Blacks In
Criminal Justice
The National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice seeks
to focus attention on relevant legislation, law enforcement,
prosecution, and defense-related needs and practices, with
emphasis on the courts, corrections, and the prevention of
crime. Among its chief concerns is the general welfare and
increased influence of African Americans and people of color
as it relates to the administration of justice.
National Criminal Justice Association
The National Criminal Justice Association represents state,
local, and tribal governments on crime prevention and crime
control issues. Its members represent all facets of the criminal
and juvenile justice community, from law enforcement, corrections,
prosecution, defense, courts, victim-witness services, and
educational institutions to federal, state, and local elected
officials.
National Sheriffs' Association
The National Sheriffs' Association is a non-profit organization
dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among those
in the criminal justice field. NSA has been involved in numerous
programs to support sheriffs, their deputies, chiefs of police,
and others in the field of criminal justice in improving job
performance and service to the people of their jurisdictions.
National Governors' Association
The National Governor's Association (NGA) is the collective
voice of the nation's governors and one of Washington, D.C.'s,
most respected public policy organizations. NGA provides governors
and their senior staff members with services that range from
representing states on Capitol Hill and before the Administration
on key federal issues to developing policy reports on innovative
state programs and hosting networking seminars for state government
executive branch officials. NGA also provides management and
technical assistance to both new and incumbent governors.
National Association of Counties
The National Association of Counties (NACo) acts as a liaison
with other levels of government, works to improve public understanding
of counties, serves as a national advocate for counties and
provides them with resources to help them find innovative
methods to meet the challenges they face.
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