PRESS RELEASES
Department of Justice Updates Gender Bias Guidance
Last week, the Department of Justice announced updated guidance, “Improving Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence by Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias,” designed to help law enforcement agencies (LEAs) improve their response to sexual assault and domestic violence. The 2015 guidance has been revised to account for [...]
NOW AVAILABLE: Two non-OVW funded solicitations that address Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI)
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has released two solicitations that address gender-based violence. Below are links to their solicitations, as well as their due dates. Click on the links to learn more. FY 2022 Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grants.gov Deadline: 8:59 p.m. eastern [...]
Amnesty International Report on VAIW Launched
Today Amnesty International launched their report on Violence Against Native Women: The Never-ending Maze: Continued failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA: https://www.amnestyusa.org/maze/. From the report: "American Indian and Alaska Native women face some of the highest rates of sexual violence in the United States: 56.1 [...]
