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Item Compendium of Research on Children Exposed to Violence (CEV) 2010-2015(National Institute of Justice, 2016) National Institute of JusticeChildren may experience violence in many settings, including at home, in school, online or in neighborhoods, and in many forms, such as bullying or harassment by peers, domestic violence, child maltreatment and community violence. For the purposes of this compendium, studies have been included if they relate to the topic of children exposed to violence broadly defined. Studies funded under NIJ’s CEV solicitation are included as well studies funded in other portfolios if they relate to the topic. The Teen Dating Violence studies are also included in the VAWA Compendium, which is publically available. This compendium only includes studies funded from 2010 forward.Item Federally Backed Human Trafficking Task Force Model Yields Progress, and Opportunities for Continued Growth(National Institute of Justice, 2022) National Institute of JusticeThis article summarizes the trafficking task force study, with a focus on major findings and conclusions, and recommendations for policy and practice.Item Federally Backed Human Trafficking Task Force Model Yields Progress, Opportunities for Continued Growth(National Institute of Justice, 2022) National Institute of JusticeThis article summarizes the Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) to Combat Human Trafficking task force study, with a focus on major findings and conclusions, and recommendations for policy and practice. The ECM task force model was developed and implemented by the federal Office for Victims of Crime and Bureau of Justice Assistance.Item For Human Trafficking Survivors, Justice Is More About Healing and Preventing Future Trafficking(National Institute of Justice, 2021) National Institute of JusticeResearch probes gaps in knowledge of human trafficking survivors’ experiences, explores alternative justice models suited to survivors’ needs.Item Is It an Accident or Abuse? Researchers Develop Predictive Models for Pediatric Head Injuries(National Institute of Justice, 2024) National Institute of JusticeFor more than a decade the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has supported research to help physicians and law enforcement sort accident from abuse cases when presented with an injured child. The research has often focused on bringing the science of biomechanics to the world of pediatric medical assessment. Although progress is being made, the challenges of getting definitive answers remains. Two recently completed NIJ-funded studies continue that progress.Item Notifying sexual assault victims after testing evidence(National Institute of Justice, 2016) National Institute of JusticeThe Office for Victims of Crime partnered with the National Institute of Justice to inform practitioners about lessons learned in sexual assault kit research projects. Multidisciplinary teams in Detroit and Houston have developed protocols for notifying victims in cases where the sexual assault kit had not previously been—but is now being—tested for DNA evidence. These teams worked to minimize re-traumatization through a victim-centered, trauma-informed approach.Item The role of technology in youth harassment victimization(National Institute of Justice, 2016) National Institute of JusticeThis bulletin summarizes the findings of the NIJ sponsored Technology Harassment Victimization study, which is a follow-up study to the second National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence sponsored by OJJDP. The study examined technology-involved harassment within the context of other types of youth victimization and risk factors. The data reveal that mixed-peer harassment—involving both in-person and technology based elements—is the most traumatic for victims, especially those who have been victimized in multiple ways in the past and are facing numerous stressors in their present lives.Item Study Revealed Safe Harbor Laws Increased Protections for Sex-Trafficked Youth, Identified Needs for Agency Support and Judicial Training(National Institute of Justice, 2021) National Institute of JusticeThis resource examines the Kentucky Human Trafficking Victims’ Rights Act, passed in 2013, that includes safe harbor legislation for sex-trafficked minors which mandates that state agencies must develop a coordinated plan to deliver comprehensive care and to serve and protect victims.Item What Has Longitudinal Research on Teen Dating Violence Taught Us?(National Institute of Justice, 2023) National Institute of JusticeThe National Institute of Justice (NIJ) funded the first project on teen dating violence in 2005 and has continued to support studies in this area, including longitudinal studies that allow for examining risk and protective factors, and patterns and consequences of teen dating violence that extend into adulthood. In 2011, NIJ provided funding for researchers to develop the National Survey on Teen Relationships and Intimate Violence (STRiV), the first comprehensive national household survey focused on teen dating violence using detailed measures of victimization and perpetration. STRiV was designed to collect data from parents/caregivers and youths, with six waves of data collection being conducted over seven years. Continued NIJ funding supported additional data collection over the subsequent five years (October 2015 - November 2020). These follow-up studies examined the development of relationship abuse from early adolescence to young adulthood and identified risk and protective factors that could be used to inform intervention efforts that consider gender and developmental and contextual characteristics, including neighborhood-level factors. This article examines the results of these studies.