These related websites contain additional information about sexual assault that may be of interest to those using this website. The links to the related websites are organized under the following categories:
LIST OF ALL RELATED LINKS
American Bar Association
http://www.abanet.org
This website contains information helpful to attorneys and advocates working with issues related to violence against women
An Ordinary Rape (First Run/Icarus Films 1993)
http://www.frif.com
This video provides a startling examination of the cultural misconceptions surrounding date rape through various interviews with students, police, lawyers, psychologists, criminologists, physicians and journalists. It is punctuated by the observations of date rape victim which reveals a striking double standard. Sale: $390, Rental: $75. (available in a 54 or 29 minute version).
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA)
http://www.atsa.com
ATSA is an international organization focused on the prevention of sexual abuse through effective management of sex offenders.
Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict.htm
This website provides statistics on the incidence of rape and sexual assault, as well as other crimes, obtained through a yearly national survey.
CAVNET
http://www.cavnet2.org
This site contains an extensive, searchable, online database of resources about violence against women, as well as real-time conferencing with other professionals. Most of the resources are public, although there is a “Member’s Only” section accessible with a one-time $10.00 administration fee.
Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM)
http://www.csom.org/
This website provides general information on improving the management of adult and juvenile sex offenders not in custody.
Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM)
http://www.csom.org/pubs/mythsfacts.html
This website explains common myths and facts about sex offenders.
Dating Rites: Gang Rape on Campus (Stonescape Productions 1993)
http://www.filmmakers.com/indivs/DatingRites.htm
This documentary on gang rape and acquaintance rape is a compelling view of what is happening on college campuses. The film includes an interview with a gang rape survivor, who tells how the attack still affects her life as well as an interview with a convicted rapist, who gives compelling and disturbing insights into the psyche of the perpetrator. Sale: $295, Rental: 55. (28 minutes).
End Violence Against Women
http://www.endvaw.org
This website provides researchers, policy makers, health communication specialists and others with the latest information and materials from around the world related to violence against women. The site allows users to access numerous sources including policy documentation, articles, publications, training materials, videos, brochures, posters, and novelty items.
Family Violence Prevention Fund
http://www.fvpf.org
This site offers many resources on judicial education about violence against women.
Hieros Gamos
http://www.hg.org
This site contains extended legal resources concerning violence against women.
Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.ihs.gov/
This website contains health information specific to American Indians and Alaska Natives including a report entitled "Family Violence and American Indians and Alaska Natives: A Report to the Indian Health Service", the compendium to which includes current research and articles on family violence in American Indian and Alaska Native communities as well as articles on domestic violence and sexual abuse.
Kineticvideo.com
http://www.kineticvideo.com
This site contains numerous videos for purchase covering a wide range of topics including domestic violence, acquaintance rape, male victim rape, date rape drugs, and various training films.
Legal Momentum
http://www.legalmomentum.org/
This site contains legal resources and information concerning women’s rights and violence against women for activists and legal professionals.
Mending the Sacred Hoop
http://www.msh-ta.org/
This site contains information on the technical assistance project for ending violence against Native women.
Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA)
http://www.mincava.umn.edu/
This site is an electronic clearinghouse that provides numerous links to many useful documents and resources.
National American Indian Court Judges Association
http://www.naicja.org/legislation/vawa.asp
This site provides information on violence against Native women and includes tribal codes and a tribal judge bench book.
National Center for Victims of Crime
The National Center for Victims of Crime provides a wide variety of information on their website. Topics include:
Nonstranger Rape:
http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbName=DocumentViewer&DocumentID=32306
Rape Victims and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder:
http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbName=DocumentViewer&DocumentID=32366
Statistics, Victims' Reactions and Assisting a Rape Victim:
http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbName=DocumentViewer&DocumentID=32369
Male Rape Victims:
http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbName=DocumentViewer&DocumentID=32361
Marital Rape Laws:
http://www.ncvc.org/pipeline/spousalrape.html
National Center for Women and Policing
http://www.womenandpolicing.org/publications.asp
From this page you can order a copy of a law enforcement manual for sexual assault investigations developed in partnership with the Office on Violence Against Women.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
http://www.ncjrs.org/
This site is a federally funded resource offering justice information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide. It contains access to numerous free and useful documents including several reports dealing specifically with rape and sexual assault.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service, Victims of Crime - Rape & Sexual Assault
http://virlib.ncjrs.org/vict.asp?category=50&subcategory=114
This specific web page provides the list of free and useful documents on Victims of Crime that are specifically related to rape and sexual assault.
National Institute of Justice, The Sexual Victimization of College Women
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/182369.htm
This website provides access to the 2002 study entitled "The Sexual Victimization of College Women" which assesses the extent and nature of sexual victimization of college women.
National Judicial Education Program
http://www.legalmomentum.org/njep/index.shtml
NJEP works to create equality for men and women in the courts. Many of the curricula and other resources they have created are available here.
National Sexual Violence Research Center
http://www.nsvrc.org/
This site is a project of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and serves as clearinghouse for resources and research about sexual violence.
National Tribal Justice Resource Center
http://www.ntjrc.org/
This website provides support and assistance to tribal justice systems nationwide and is an excellent source for tribal codes including those involving rape and sexual assault
Native American Circle, Ltd.
http://www.nativeamericancircle.org/default.asp
This site contains information about programs available to tribes operating batterer intervention and victim services to aid survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking crimes, as well as to non-Indian programs desiring to offer culturally competent victim services.
Network for Battered Lesbians and Bisexual Women
http://www.thenetworklared.org/
This site includes resources for lesbian and bisexual survivors of violence.
Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center of the U.S. Justice Department
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/bulletins/sane_4_2001/welcome.html
This website describes the operation and benefits of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Programs, as well as suggestions for implementing a SANE program in your local community.
Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/
This website provides information and research on sexual assault and domestic violence, as well as contact information for the state sexual assault coalitions, including direct links to their websites, when available.
Our Stories (Messer 2001)
http://www.ourstoriesonline.com/index.html
This public service video about acquaintance rape is designed to help people understand the prevalence and non-discriminatory nature of acquaintance rape. This documentary uses personal testimonies of survivors, friends and family members, statistics and impromptu interviews to not only illustrate the issues but also to provide solutions. Sale: $100 plus $15 shipping and handling. (21 minutes).
Partnerships Against Violence Network
http://www.pavnet.org/
This site is a “virtual library” of information about violence, including sexual violence, representing data from seven different Federal agencies. The research database is an online, searchable source of information about current Federally-funded research on violence.
Rape Is… (Cambridge Documentary Films 2001)
http://www.cambridgedocumentaryfilms.org/rapeis.html
This documentary explores the meaning, severity, and consequences of rape. It examines rape from a global and historical perspective, but focuses mainly on the domestic cultural conditions that make this human rights violation the most underreported crime in America. Sale: $190, Rental: $50 (plus $10 shipping and handling-sale or rental). (32 minutes).
Rape Treatment Center at the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California
http://www.911rape.org/impact/index.html
This website describes the impact of rape on rape victims.
Rape Treatment Center at the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California
http://www.911rape.org/drugs/index.html
This website discusses drug-facilitated rape, including information on rohypnol and GHB.
Rape Victim Advocates (RVA), Chicago, Illinois
http://www.rapevictimadvocates.org/male.html
This website addresses the experience and reactions of male rape victims.
Rape Victim Advocates (RVA), Chicago, Illinois
http://www.rapevictimadvocates.org/myths.html
This website explains common myths and facts about rape.
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
http://www.rainn.org
This website summarizes U.S. Department of Justice statistics on rape in America as well as provides a comprehensive list of counseling centers in various areas of the country.
Rape: Face to Face (KCTS & Face to Face Productions 1982)
http://www.filmmakers.com/indivs/Rape.htm
This highly charged documentary probes the complex issue of rape through scenes of an open confrontation of four rape victims and four convicted rapists who volunteered for questioning as part of their treatment at a Washington State Hospital (alternative to prison treatment center). The documentary provides an understanding of the thought processes and behavior patters of violent sex offenders and includes advice for assistance and treatment from rape centers, comments from prosecutors of court rape cases, and suggestions for debunking myths about rape victims. Sale: $295, Rental: 75. (55 minutes).
Rapists: Can They Be Stopped? (HBO 1986)
http://www.filmmakers.com/indivs/Rapists.htm
This powerful video focuses on participants in a program at Oregon State Hospital aimed at rehabilitating sex offenders. This is done by a variety of means including aversion therapy, confrontation from their former victims, and the use of drugs to decrease sexual desire. Very few graduates of the program have become repeat offenders. Sale: $295, Rental, $75. (55 minutes).
SexCriminals.com
http://www.sexcriminals.com/registries.html
This website provides current information and news articles on sex offenders, sex crimes, sexual abuse, and legislation related to sex crimes. This webpage provides a direct link to online sex offender registries and sex offender databases by city, state, and country.
Sexual Assault Resource Service (SARS)
http://www.sane-sart.com/
This website is designed for nursing professionals who evaluate sexually abused victims. Links to articles on clinical issues involved in SANE nursing, as well as the “SANE Guide” are available for download from this website.
The Feminist Majority
http://www.feminist.org/911/resources.html
This website contains sexual assault resources for survivors, advocates and criminal justice personnel, including state specific resources.
True Stories (Perez 2003)
http://www.filmmakers.com
This dramatization demonstrates the long term impact of date rape on the perpetrator as well as the victim as two female high school students and the two boys who raped them describe their behavior and feelings before, during and after the attacks.
VAWnet Library
http://www.vawnet.org
This site provides online resources addressing sexual assault, domestic violence, and trauma response. Articles and links dealing with violence against women with disabilities are also available. The page includes searchable databases on general issues related to violence against women, legal issues, and a periodical collection.
Victim Assistance Program, Akron, Ohio
http://www.concentric.net/~Vap1/rape.htm
This website provides guidance to rape victims about what to do after they are raped, as well as explaining some common reactions of rape victims
Violence Against Women Online Resources
http://www.vaw.umn.edu/
This site provides law, criminal justice, advocacy, and social service professionals with up-to-date information on interventions to stop violence against women.
Violence Against Women Unit of the American Prosecutors Research Institute
http://www.ndaa-apri.org/apri/programs/vawa/voir_dire_questions.html
This website provides sample voir dire questions for sexual assault trials.
Virtual Chase
http://www.virtualchase.com
This is a legal research site that contains information on sexual assault and violence against women.
Watch What You Drink (AIMS Media 1996)
http://www.aimsmultimedia.com
In this video ABC News correspondent Tom Jarriel reports on growing concerns surrounding the sinister use of the drug rohypnol, also known as the “Date Rape Drug.” Odorless and colorless, rohypnol has been implicated in cases of sexual assault and rape, usually involving women who were unaware that rohypnol had been added to their drinks and often unable to remember what has happened to them. Jarriel interviews several women who believe they were victims of the drug. Sale: $94.95 plus $9.95 shipping and handling. (15 minutes).
Women's Justice Center, Spanish Version
http://www.justicewomen.com/help_teach_sp.html
This site contains the Spanish version of 12 Teaching Scenarios: Responding to Rape, Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse, a selection of fictional scenarios designed to educate people on what to do if they have a "friend" in a given situation.
Women’s Justice Center
http://www.justicewomen.com/help_teach.html
This site contains 12 Teaching Scenarios: Responding to Rape, Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse, a selection of fictional scenarios designed to educate people on what to do if they have a “friend” in a given situation. The scenarios are intended for use in groups and classes of all kinds and are available in both English and Spanish.
YWCA
http://www.ywcamid.org/rcc.htm
This site offers information about rape and sexual assault for adults, teenagers and children. It includes links on legislative and legal information as well as links for rape-crisis centers in most areas.