Victimology New

The following new links have been added to the VAOnline.org website. You can view the links at: http://www.vaonline.org/new.html

Links to organizations or services:
- Nursing Response to Elder Mistreatment Curriculum (USA)

Links to online documents
- Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams: A replication manual (USA)
- Evidence-Based Practices for Children Exposed to Violence: A Selection from Federal Databases (USA)
- Impacts of sexual assault on women, The (Australia)
- Risk assessment in child protection (Australia)
- Testing a Model of Domestic Abuse Against Elder Women and Perceived Barriers to Help-Seeking: Comparing Victim and Non-Victim Responses (USA)


Other items of interest

AUSTRALIA

Effectiveness of Victims of Crime Programs
http://download.audit.vic.gov.au/files/20110209-VoC.pdf

Social media and disasters
http://www.apo.org.au/audio/social-media-and-disasters


CANADA

Victims of Homicide, Western Canadian Conference, to be held May 5-6, 2011, at the Chateau Louis Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta.
http://www.vohconference.ca/


USA

Elder Abuse Webinar (NIJ)
http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/xchat-transcript.html?chid=360

Responding to Child Victims Using Therapy Dogs
On April 27, 2011, at 2 p.m. ET, OVC will conduct a Web Forum Guest Host Session on best practices for using therapy dogs to respond to child victims. Andrea Cardona, founder of FLA Four Legged Advocates, Inc., and Detective Curtis Allen, manager of Tooele County Children's Justice Center's Healing Paws program, will be available to answer your questions.
http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum/

OJJDP To Cosponsor Crimes Against Children Conference
On August 8-11, 2011, at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, in collaboration with the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center and Dallas Police Department, will cosponsor the Crimes Against Children Conference. Registration is available online.
http://www.cacconference.org/dcac/default.aspx

Register Now for OJJDP's 2011 National Conference
On October 12-14, 2011, OJJDP will host its national conference, "Children's Justice & Safety: Unite, Build, Lead," at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Topics include anti-gang strategies, children's exposure to violence, disproportionate minority contact, girls' delinquency, tribal youth programs, mentoring, truancy and bullying, and substance abuse, among others. Registration is free.
http://www.ojjdp.gov/2011conference/



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