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The article offers information on a paper that assess the attitudes of undergraduate students exposed to a bystanders social marketing campaign in incidents of sexual and relationship violence for a four-week period during the 2011 spring semester. It informs that the attitudes of the participant were compared at three points in time, prior to the campaign administration, immediately after the campaign ended, and again four weeks later.

The article discusses several studies on violence against women which were published in the journal "The Lancet." According to a research women centered advocacy can help in reducing further victimization of women. Another study mentions that unequal gender-power relations are root cause of violence against crime. It highlights measures to prevent violence against women such as strengthening laws that prohibit intimate-partner violence and enhancing role of the health sector.

A review of the article "Just Say No? The Use of Conversation Analysis In Developing A Feminist Perspective On Sexual Refusal," by Celia Kitzinger and Hannah Frith, which appeared in the periodical "Discourse & Society" on October 1999, is presented.

The article discusses the U.S. Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act that was named after Peace Corps Volunteer Kate Puzey in Benin. The Act enacts protections for whistleblowers through the codification of requirements in establishing a process for volunteers' confidential misconduct, mismanagement or assault reporting. It covers Peace Cops and volunteers training, Sexual Assault Advisory Council formation, and comprehensive stalking policy.

A recommended practice, for example, could be that if someone with COVID-19 shares that they are or were at a VSP, the health department contact tracer would not ask that individual to disclose names of possible contacts at the VSP, but would ask for the name of a VSP staff member to contact for that information. Victim Service Providers (VSPs) may only disclose Personally Identifying Information (PII) they are authorized to share by a program participant's written and signed release of information or that they are required to release by a statutory or court mandate. The Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC) created these F AQs to help VSPs respond if a health department 7 asks them or program participants to share the PII of someone who has come to the VSP for services. VSPs might consider meeting with their health department to discuss questions about how contact tracing could affect the VSP. [Extracted from the article]

Next, the court considered whether the trial court abused its discretion in excluding extrinsic evidence that B.P. falsely accused another man of sexually assaulting her, in violation of Burge's right to present a defense. The court noted that to be probative, propensity evidence in a sexual assault case must be similar in circumstance and time to the charged crime. Burge challenged his convictions, arguing that the trial court erred in allowing B.P. to testify and in prohibiting him from introducing evidence that she had made prior accusations of sexual assault which she later recanted. Defendant Michael Burge was charged with two counts of felony sex offenses against two minor victims, who were 10 and nine years old respectively at the time of the assaults. [Extracted from the article]

Dana was taken to the hospital for a rape exam and was interviewed by police as were her mother, her mother's boyfriend, Jane, and the perpetrator. Although there were witnesses to the rape and physical evidence supporting Dana's claim, the rape charges were also dismissed. Dana's mother and her mother's boyfriend went outside to check on Dana and found her in the truck, unconscious, nude, and being raped. Dana Dana's experience illustrates another wonderful example of a survivor of rape focusing on healing after her assault independent of the criminal justice system. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on non-State torture (NST) which includes victimization of children by parents, guardians, spouses, families and groups. The primary target of such torture is adult women who face NST from their childhood to adult years. Sexualized abuse, rape, or assaults are also recognized as forms of global gender-based violence. It mentions that a detailed understanding of the victimized woman's responses is required while identifying and intervening NST cases.

In recent years, there has been an increasing emphasis on community-level strategies to prevent sexual violence. These efforts are, in some ways, a return to the grassroots activism that was a hallmark of the rape crisis movement of the 1970s. Practitioners have responded to the call for community level work in a variety of ways. Widespread use of the social-ecological model (SEM) as a framework has increased understanding of how to prevent violence. The SEM illustrates the combination of multiple influences on how individuals relate to those around them and to their broader environment. While the SEM has helped to define what sexual violence prevention initiatives intend to change, it does not explain how to bring about those changes. The community-level initiatives described in this report illustrate three approaches to facilitating change: community development, consciousness-raising, and policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article details an evaluation of the Bringing in the Bystander (BIB) sexual violence (SV) prevention program using the crimesolutions.gov Web site of the Office of Justice Programs in the U.S. Topics cited include the program's components including an introduction of the concept of bystander responsibility and a session on active exercises on supporting victims, and measures used to rate BIB including the knowledge assessment of SV and bystander attitudes and efficacy scales.

The article discusses the child pornographic exploitation (CPE) in the internet. It states that CPE is considered one of the most psychologically harmful types of cybercrime and is prominently featured as critical concern among members of international and national communities. It mentions that technological accessibility paired with assurance of anonymity resulted in the spread of CPE materials compared to decades ago.

The article presents the study on the prevalence of false rape allegations and wrongful convictions. It states that 16.2 percent of defendants in sexual assault cases were convicted as a result of false rape allegation. It notes that false rape claims have serious effect for the accused. It mentions that false rape accusations are less likely to result in the imprisonment of innocent individuals.

The article discusses the research on the outcomes of cases involving sex crimes such as rape, oral copulation and sexual battery reported by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Topics discussed include prosecutorial decision-making, Uniform Crime Report (UCR), and exceptional clearance based on insufficient evidence and lack of victim cooperation.

The article discusses the importance of medical forensic examination in sexual assault trials. It mentions that the examination conducted by Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) or Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) to provide immediate care to victim as well as to collect evidence for testimony. It adds that poor medication to victims in hospitals is the reason for initiation of SANE and SAFE program which follows the guidelines from International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN).

The article presents a formative evaluation of an intervention designed for students as potential recipients of a sexual assault (SA) and intimate partner violence (IPV) disclosure to reduce negative social reactions in the U.S. Topics cited include participants' positive feedback to the emphasis of the intervention on alcohol and on its relevance and recommendations for improving the intervention including a focus on SA and IPV prevention and the use of more videos and audio clips.

The article discusses a study on working relationships of criminal justice officials with victim advocates (VA) in the reporting, investigation and prosecution of sexual assaults in the U.S. Topics covered include the enthusiastic attitude of prosecutors and investigators towards VA in juvenile cases, the advantages of consistency in victim advocacy and hindrances in advocate-official cooperation including the belief of officials that advocates' roles are limited to care work.

The article offers information on the response to sexual misconduct by educational institutions in the U.S. Topics discussed include the effort by the government regarding prevention of sexual assaults and the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization guidelines, the Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) policy by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and restorative justice for the misconduct against women in educational institutes.

The article focuses on pornography, a mass production of violence. Topics discussed include magazine "Playboy," brainchild of Hugh Hefner, which is the start of the pornography industry, internet pornography, and impact of pornography to attitudes and mental health of person. Also mentioned are sexual activity, pro-abuse cyberspace, and profits in pornography industry.

The article focuses on the synergistic connection between rape culture and sexual violence in the U.S. It mentions that sexual violence is the base of rape culture whereas rape culture is a modified state of sexual violence. It highlights how culture justifies rape and supports gendered violence. It states that rape scripts are connected with rape myths which state that victims are responsible for sexual assault.