Supplemental Material for Vicarious Resilience in Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Advocates

We investigated 13 domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault agency directors’ perspectives regarding Nigerian immigrants’ experiences of violence, DV-related service needs, and best strategies for providing those needs. Directors across five U.S. states were surveyed. Descriptive analyses showed the most common DV types were controlling behavior and cultural/traditional. The most important DV support needs were informational, informal, and legal. Formal support from DV agencies, support groups, and law enforcement was rated the most helpful strategies. Participants wanted to learn more about Nigerian immigrants’ DV experiences. Findings highlight implications for the development of Nigerian-specific DV services.

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The U.S. Marine Corps’ Response to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: An Analysis of the Family Advocacy Program and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program

Armed Forces & Society ◽

10.1177/0095327x20974397 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 0095327X2097439

Author(s):

Stephanie Bonnes ◽

Jeffrey H. Palmer

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Marine Corps ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Sexual Assault Prevention ◽

Family Advocacy ◽

Advocacy Program ◽

Assault Prevention ◽

The U.S

In this article, we show how the U.S. military treats domestic violence and sexual assault as distinct forms of abuse, which has particular consequences for victims of intimate partner sexual violence. We explore how a specific U.S. military branch, the Marine Corps, complicates these issues further by providing services to intimate partner sexual violence victims from two different programs. Analyzing military orders and documents related to Family Advocacy Program and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program, interviews with eight military prosecutors, and the experiences of one military lawyer, we examine program and interactional-level factors that shape victim services, advocacy, and processes. We find that there are program differences in specialized services, coordinated services, and potential breaches of confidentiality related to victim’s cases. We recommend that the Marine Corps recognize the intersections of sexual violence and domestic violence and offer more tailored services to victims of intimate partner sexual violence.

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The Impact of a Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Program on ED Care

Journal of Emergency Nursing ◽

10.1016/j.jen.2008.07.014 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 282-289 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Kari Sampsel ◽

Luke Szobota ◽

Donna Joyce ◽

Karen Graham ◽

William Pickett

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Domestic Violence Program ◽

The Impact

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Violence Against Women and Children Following the 2011 Great East Japan Disaster: Making the Invisible Visible Through Research

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/1077801218802642 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (7) ◽

pp. 862-881 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mieko Yoshihama ◽

Tomoko Yunomae ◽

Azumi Tsuge ◽

Keiko Ikeda ◽

Reiko Masai

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Sexual Contact ◽

Gender Based Violence ◽

Women And Children ◽

Gender Based ◽

Unwanted Sexual Contact ◽

Structured Questionnaire ◽

The Invisible

This study reports on 82 unduplicated cases of violence against women and children after the Great East Japan Disaster of March 2011. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from informants who worked with the disaster-affected populations. In addition to domestic violence, reported cases involved sexual assault and unwanted sexual contact, including quid pro quo assault perpetrated by nonintimates. Perpetrators often exploited a sense of fear, helplessness, and powerlessness and used threats to force compliance with sexual demands in exchange for life-sustaining resources. Findings point to the urgent need to develop measures to prevent and respond to postdisaster gender-based violence.

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Responses from the Field: Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Policing

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2709499 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Donna Coker ◽

Sandra S. Park ◽

Julie Goldscheid ◽

Tara Neal ◽

Valerie Halstead

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Sexual Assault

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Enacting an Improved Response to Sexual Assault: A Criminal Justice Practitioner’s Guide

10.3768/rtipress.2020.op.0066.2007 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Patricia A. Melton

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Criminal Justice ◽

Law Enforcement ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Best Practices ◽

Violent Crime ◽

Sexual Assaults ◽

Law Enforcement Agencies ◽

Violent Crimes ◽

Serial Offenders

Sexual assault is a violent crime that traumatizes individual victims and endangers entire communities. Every victim of sexual assault deserves an opportunity for justice and access to the resources they need to recover from this trauma. In addition, many perpetrators of sexual assaults are serial offenders who also commit other violent crimes, including armed robberies, aggravated assaults, burglary, domestic violence, and homicides, against strangers and acquaintances. Criminal justice agencies have the power to create a strategic, sustainable plan for an improved response to sexual assault that aligns with current best practices and national recommendations. In this document, we define an “improved response” as an approach that supports effective investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases, holds perpetrators accountable, and promotes healing and recovery for victims of sexual assault. This guide will help prosecutor and law enforcement agencies create a process with milestones, goals, and suggested actions, all designed to support a successful and sustainable approach for addressing sexual assault cases. Improving the criminal justice system’s response to sexual assault ultimately improves public safety and promotes trust between criminal justice agencies and the communities they serve.

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‘Who were you crying for?’: Empathy, fantasy and the framing of the perpetrator in Nina Bunjevac’s Bezimena

Studies in Comics ◽

10.1386/stic_00036_1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 373-386

Author(s):

Dragoş Manea ◽

Mihaela Precup

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Sexual Abuse ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Fairy Tale ◽

The Body ◽

Immigrant Workers ◽

Female Immigrant ◽

Graphic Narratives ◽

Nuanced Understanding ◽

Final Question

Serbian-Canadian cartoonist Nina Bunjevac’s third book, Bezimena (2019), embeds child sexual abuse and murder in an improbable geography where myth and fairy tale work together to create an otherworldly atmosphere, by turns mesmerizing and horrifying. Bunjevac’s previous work (Heartless [2012] and Fatherland [2014]) testifies to her continued commitment to exploring issues that are relevant to the feminist project, such as domestic violence, abortion, sexual assault and discrimination against female immigrant workers. In this article, we are particularly interested in exploring the manner in which Bezimena frames the figure of the perpetrator, as the context of the final question of the book – ‘who were you crying for?’ – repositions the entire ethical premise of the narrative by suggesting that responsibility for perpetration may lie both within and without the body and consciousness of the perpetrator himself. In conversation with scholars who attempt to expand the narrow category of ‘perpetrator’, such as Michael Rothberg or Scott Strauss, we explore how graphic narratives can contribute to a more nuanced understanding of perpetration, particularly in the case of sexual assault, and analyse Bezimena’s innovative approach to the representation of perpetration, as the book’s depiction of perpetrators and accomplices is mixed with elements of fantasy and mythology.

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