Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Resources

VSAP Project Recommended Sites

• Gavin de Becker & Associates


• Ellen Snortland On the Web


• The Gift of Fear, by Gavin de Becker


• Protecting the Gift, by Gavin de Becker


• Beauty Bites Beast: Awakening the Warrior Within Women, by Ellen Snortland


• Adolescent Sexual Assault & Harassment Prevention Curriculum, by Marjorie Fink


• Martial Arts Mart --  Martial Arts Supplies


• Century Martial Arts Supply


• Violence Against Women Net -- online resource center


• UNIFEM -- United Nations Development Fund for Women



Research and Statistics

• Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women


• Rape and Sexual Assault Statistics -- Office for Victims of Crimes


• Statistics for Reporting Rape and Sexual Assault -- Dept. of Justice


• Victimization Rates -- Bureau of Justice Statistics


• Sex Offenses and Offenders -- Bureau of Justice Statistics


• Lethal Violence in Schools -- Alfred University


• Sexual Assault of Women: Prevention Efforts and Risk Factors


• Sexual Violence, Facts - NCIPC / Center for Disease Control


• Educating for the Prevention of Sexual Abuse -- Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education


• Sexual Violence Prevention: Beginning the Dialogue -- Center for Disease Control



Myths and Facts

• Acquaintance Rape Myths -- George Mason University


• Date Rape Information -- Committee for Children


• List of Rape Myths -- University of Minnesota Duluth


• Fact Sheets -- Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence


• Statistics -- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network


• Sexual Assault Surveillance -- Oklahoma Dept. of Health


• Sexual Violence, Facts - NCIPC / Center for Disease Control


• Characteristics of a Rapist -- Dane County, Wisconsin
  
• Myths and Facts -- California Commission Against Sexual Assault
  
• Teen Relationship Violence Statistics -- L.A. Commission on Assaults Against Women
  

  Date and Acquaintance Rape

• Date Rape Information -- Committee for Children


• The Date Safe Project. Request Consent. Demand Respect


• Sexual Violence and Adolescents -- Violence Against Women Net


• Characteristics of Acquaintance Rapists -- Dane County, Wisconsin


• Acquaintance Rape -- The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress


• Acquaintance Rape Myths -- George Mason University


• Date Rape Drugs -- WomensHealth.gov



Domestic Violence and Sex Abuse

• Critique of the "Battered Woman Syndrome" Model -- Violence Against Women Net


• Intimate Partner Violence Prevention, Facts - NCIPC Center for Disease Control


• Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence -- Dept. of Justice


• Domestic Violence -- Violence Against Women Net


• Domestic Violence -- stopVAW


• Resources -- National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence


• Sexual Abuse - Prevent Abuse Now


• Child Abuse Prevention Resource Room -- Prevent Child Abuse New York


• Child Abuse: Sexual Abuse -- Safechild.org


• Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance


• Commission on Domestic Violence -- American Bar Association


• Teen Safety Plan -- Family Violence Prevention Fund


• Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse -- Childhelp


• Dating and Domestic Violence -- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network


• Power and Control Wheel -- Domestic Abuse Intervention Project



Persuasive and Internet Predators

• Internet Predators -- Kidproof USA


• Understanding Text Message Shorthand -- NetLingo.com


• Online Safety -- GetNetWise.org


• Online Predators -- Child and Family Canada


• Online Predators -- National Research Center for Women & Families


• Internet Crimes Against Children -- Dept. of Justice


• Parents-Safety Tips for Teens -- National Center for MIssing & Exploited Children


• Teens Home -- NetSmartz Workshop


• Internet Safety -- Safer Child, Inc.


• MySpace Dangers -- Teen Chat Decoder


• Identifying a Pedophile -- Sexual Assault Response Center


• ID the Creep game -- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children


• Grooming Behavior -- Sexual Offenders Assessment Board



Self-Defense

• Escape -- Center for Women


• Self-Defense Resources -- IMPACT Chicago


• Model Mugging -- Aikido Journal


• Women's Self Defense -- Kicks4Women.com


• Impact Personal Safety


• Personal safety and self protection for Teens — TeenPower



Male Violence Prevention Education

• Engaging Men -- Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force


• Olweus Bullying Prevention Program -- Clemson University


• Men Ending Violence -- Virginia Department of Health


• Men Against Sexual Assault -- University of Rochester


• Working with Men and Boys to Prevent Gender-Based Violence -- Family Violence Prevention Fund


• Working with Men to Prevent Violence Against Women -- Violence Against Women Net



Health Issues / Reporting Rape and Sexual Assault

• Effects of Trauma... -- American Psychological Association


• Reaching and Serving Teen Victims: A Practical Handbook -- Violence Against Women Net


• Child Sexual Abuse -- National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder


• Rape: Psychology, Prevention and Impact -- Yale University


• Rape and Sexual Assault Information -- Healthline


• Sexual Assault & Rape Crisis Resource List -- Feminist Majority Foundation