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Screening Tools

• VAWA Self-Petitioning Flow Charts (June 19, 2019)
• Bench Card: Identifying Victims Who May Qualify for Immigration Relief (March 9, 2022)
• Blue Card: Screening Tool for Victims Who Qualify for Immigration Protective Relief (March 2, 2018) 
• Immigration Protection Screening Checklist: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (June 13, 2015) 
• Questions for Identifying Trafficked or Enslaved Persons (June 2011) 
• Immigration Protection Screening Checklist (June 17, 2011)
• Comparing Forms of Immigration Relief for Immigrant Victims of Crime

 Interviewing & Safety Planning

Interviewing and Identification of Survivors Immigration Relief Options

• Trauma Informed – Structured Interview Questionnaires for Immigration Cases (SIQI)(July 12, 2018)
• Advocate’s and Attorney’s Tool for Developing a Survivor’s Story: Trauma Informed Approach
•  How to Prepare Your Case Through a Trauma Informed Approach:  Tips on Using the Trauma Informed Structured Interview Questionnaires for Family Court Cases (SIQI) (August 23, 2021)
• Representing Domestic Violence Survivors who are Experiencing Trauma and Other Mental Health Challenges: A Handbook for Attorneys
• Comparing Forms of Immigration Relief for Immigrant Victims of Crime
• U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist
• Chapter 1.2: Questions to Use for Crime Scene Identification of Limited English Proficient (LEP)

Safety Planning

• Do you have problems at home? (July 16, 2015) (Includes safety planning tool)
• DHS Enforcement Priorities, Courthouse Enforcement and Sensitive Location Policies and Memoranda Information for State Court Judges (December 27, 2021)
• VAWA Confidentiality Protections, Courthouse Enforcement, and Sensitive Locations Policies at a Glance (December 27, 2021)
• The Central Role of Victim Advocacy for Victim Safety While Victims’ Immigration Cases Are Pending (July 29, 2014) 
• Chapter 02: Interviewing and Safety Planning for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence 
• VAWA Confidentiality and Breaches (2013)
• DHS Policies and Safety Planning Flowchart
• Attorney General Guidelines for Victim Witness Assistance (2005)
• Safety Planning With Survivors of Non-Intimate Partner Sexual Assault: Ten (10) Tips for Advocates and Lawyers
• Safety Planning with Adult Sexual Assault Survivors: A Guide for Advocates and Attorneys

Vicarious Trauma

• January 31, 2023: National Judicial Network Webinar – Protecting Against Vicarious Trauma: Tools and Strategies for Providers Working with Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Trafficking
• Self Care Tool (June 20, 2014)
• Grounding Tool (June 19, 2014)

Best Practices and Collaborations

Collaboration with Law Enforcement

• Community Policing Breaking Down Barriers – Michael LaRiviere (Sheriff & Deputy Magazine)
• Overcoming Fear and Building Trust with Immigrant Communities and Crime Victims (April, 2018)
• Training Bulletin: Improving Crime Fighting Outcomes in Cases of Immigrant Victims
• National Survey of Service Providers on Police Response to Immigrant Crime Victims, U Visa Certification and Language Access (April 16, 2013)
• Barriers and Successes in U Visas for Immigrant Victims: The Experiences of Legal Assistance for Victims Grantees (July 23, 2014)
• U-Visa Legal Advocacy: Overview of Effective Policies and Practices (December 12, 2013)
• Building Trusting Relationships: A Guide for Advocates/Attorneys Working With Law Enforcement On U-Visa Certification Issues
• Stories From the Field: The Crime Fighting Effectiveness of the U Visa (August 23, 2021)

Collaboration Between Attorneys and Victim Advocates

• Remote Representation Project Timeline – CA Pilot
• Chapter 01.2: Collaboration, Confidentiality, and Expanding Advocacy
• The Central Role of Victim Advocacy for Victim Safety While Victims’ Immigration Cases Are Pending (July 29, 2014)
• Building Stronger Sexual Assault Survivor Services Through Collaboration
• Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Victims’ Access to the Criminal Justice System: The Importance of Collaboration
• Building Comprehensive Sexual Assault Services Programs

Best Practices

• Breaking Barriers: A Complete Guide to Legal Rights and Resources for Battered Immigrants
• Effective Advocacy for Immigrant Victims in Difficult Times_ Lessons from the Past
• Chapter 1.1: Why Using an Interpreter is Beneficial to Law Enforcement
• Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status (July 23, 2015)
• How to Prepare Your Case Through a Trauma Informed Approach: Tips on Using the Trauma Informed Structured Interview Questionnaires for Family Court Cases (SIQI) (August 23, 2021)
• U.S. Department of Education Resource Guide: Supporting Undocumented Youth
• *Best Practices for Advocacy-Initiated Response (AIR) working with Immigrant Crime Victims
• Use and Outcomes of Protection Orders by Battered Immigrant Women
• Creative Methods in Protecting Battered Immigrants
• Chapter 12: Sexual Assault Survivors and Gender-Based Asylum
• Early Access to Work Authorization For VAWA Self-Petitioners and U-Visa Applicants (February 12, 2014)
• Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant Crime Victims and Children: Findings of a National Judicial Survey and Policy Recommendations (2018)
• Chapter 17.2: Coverage for Forensic Costs for  Immigrant crime Victims: Medical Coverage and Services (February 12, 2017)

Dynamics of Violence Against Immigrant Women and Children

Immigrant Survivor’s Experiences with Domestic Violence        

• CH 01.1 Dynamics of Domestic Violence Experienced by Immigrant Victims
• Do you have problems at home?
• Chapter 05.1: Know Your Rights
• Expert Testimony Concerning Battering (September, 2000)
• Immigrant Power and Control Wheel – Forms of Domestic Violence the Immigrant Women Experience (April 13,1996)
• Power and Control Wheel Blended (2006)
• Rueda de poder y control inmigrante con descripción en inglés (Wheel of Power and Control with English Description)
• Lifetime Spiral of Gender Abuse
• The Roles of Culture, Context, and Legal Immigrant Status on Intimate Partner Violence (March, 2002)
• Characteristics of Help-Seeking Behaviors, Resources, and Service Needs of Battered Immigrant Latinas: Legal and Policy Implications (Summer, 2000)
• Battered Immigrant Women in the United States and Protection Orders: An Exploratory Research (August 1, 2012)
• Battered Immigrants and U.S. Citizen (USC) Spouses (April 24, 2006)
• Violence Against Immigrant Women and Systemic Responses: An Exploratory Study (November 14, 2003)
• Transforming Lives Study Provides Evidence-Based Support for The Effectiveness of the VAWA and U Visa Programs and the DHS U Visa Bona Fide Policy That Provides Earlier Access Deferred Action and Work Authorization To Applicants (June 14, 2021)
• VAWA IV Researcher Perspective on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
• Experiences of Immigrant Women Who Self-Petition Under the Violence Against Women Act (August 2, 2010)
• Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant and LEP Crime Victims in an Age of Increased Immigration Enforcement – National Report (May 3, 2018)
• ACLU Freezing Out Justice Report (2018)
• Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Public Policy Timeline Highlighting Accomplishments on Behalf Of Immigrants and Women of Color (February 11, 2017)
• Dreams Lost, Dreams Found: Undocumented Women in the Land of Opportunity

Coercive Control

• Coercive Control in Families, the Impact on Children and Extreme Cruelty
• Dutton Goodman coercive control model
• Development and Validation of a Coercive Control Measure for IPV – Mary Ann Dutton    

Impact of Domestic Violence on Children

• Judges’ Journal 2014 Domestic Violence – Impact on Children – Neuroscience
• Understanding the Significance of a Minor’s Trauma History in Family Court Rulings (May 18, 2021)
• Vulnerable But Not Broken: Psychosocial Challenges and Resilience Pathways Among Unaccompanied Children From Central America (2018)

Dynamics of Sexual Assault

• Empowering Survivors: Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault
• CH 1 Dynamics of Sexual Assault and the Implications for Immigrant Women
• Sexual Assault Response Team: SART Handbook
• Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault: The Important Role of SART Teams
• Rebecca Clarren, Ms. Magazine, The Green Motel (September 29, 2005)  
• Chapter 08: Immigration Relief for Child Sexual Assault Survivors (July 10, 2014)
• Chapter 13: When Foreign Students or Their Family Members Are Sexually Assaulted: Immigration Implications of the Student and Exchange Visitor System (July 1, 2014)
• Education Newsletter (February 2019)
• Interim and Supportive Measures to Help and Protect Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking and Sexual Harassment (April 2, 2018)
• National Findings on University and College Responses to Foreign-Born Student Victims – Executive Summary (October 27, 2016)
• Full Report: National Findings on University and College Responses to Foreign-Born Student Victims (October 27, 2016)
• Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “F” Visa Holders (October 27, 2016)
• Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “J” Visa Holders (October 27, 2016)
• Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “M” Visa Holders (October 27, 2016)
• Protecting Immigrant Victims: VAWA offers immigration protections for sexual assault victims
• On Supporting Your Loved Ones: Responding to Allegations of Sexual Violence in Muslim Community  
• Building Stronger Sexual Assault Survivor Services Through Collaboration

 Dynamics of Human Trafficking

• Definitions, Forms, and Dynamics of Human Trafficking

Migration, Acculturation, Integration Immigrant Women

• Immigrant Crime Victims Social Science Bibliography

Workplace Sexual Assault

• Chapter 18: Sexual Harassment and Assault in the Workplace: A Basic Guide for Attorneys in Obtaining Relief for Victims under Federal Employment Law
• Charts Cover Letter to DHS: U Visa Certifications in Employment Based Abuse Cases (Oct. 2016)
• Appendix VIII – States with Peonage Mentioned in Other Statutes (December 29, 2021)
• Appendix VII – States with Peonage Statutes (December 29, 2021)
• Appendix VI – States with Involuntary Servitude and Slavery (Slave Trade) in the State Constitution and in Statute (December 29, 2021)
• Appendix V – States with Involuntary Servitude Mentioned in Other Statutes (December 29, 2021)
• Appendix IV – States with Involuntary Servitude Statutes (December 29, 2021)
• Appendix III- States With Slave Trade Statutes (Updated December 29, 2021)
• Appendix II – States with Forced Labor Mentioned in Other Statutes (December 29, 2021)
• Appendix I – States with Forced Labor Statutes (Updated December 29, 2021)
• October 2018 Newsletter
• U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION FACT SHEET: SEXUAL HARASSMENT
• Immigrant Women, Work, and Violence Statistics
• SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE: CASE STORIES
• What Is Workplace Sexual Violence