Key Areas:
Education & Child Care
Economic Security
Mental Health
Youth and Adolescent Development
Gender Violence
Society & Leadership
Programs:
Justice and Gender-Based Violence Research Initiative
National SEED Project
National Institute on Out-of-School Time
Open Circle
Work, Families and Children
Reveal: Case Cleared (2018)
Recent Coverage / 2018
#MeToo: Sexual Violence, Race, and Black Girls Matter (2018)
Publications / Journal Publications
Active representation and police response to sexual assault complaints (2016)
April Pattavina, Ph.D. (2015)
Active Researchers / Senior Scholars
CBS News: Police accused of Misusing "Exceptional Clearance" to Close Rape Cases (2019)
Recent Coverage / 2019
Concerning Rates of Attrition for Sexual Assault Cases: New Report (2019)
For the media / 2019
Decision Making in Sexual Assault Cases: Replication Research on Sexual Violence Case Attrition in the U.S. (2019)
Publications / Publications
Differentiable attitudes towards specific crimes and contexts: A quantification of neutralization techniques (2016)
Does #MeToo Represent Black Girls’ Experiences with Sexual Violence? (2019)
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2019
Huffpost: Christine Blasey Ford Is The ‘Perfect’ Accuser. Most Sexual Assault Survivors Are Not. (2018)
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2017 (2017)
Media Library / Videos by WCW Scholars and Trainers
It All Just Piles Up: Challenges to Victim Credibility Accumulate to Influence Sexual Assault Case Processing (2016)
Justice and Gender-Based Violence - Why the Research is Needed (2015)
KUT: Austin City Council Funds Review Of Police Handling Of Sexual Assault Cases (2019)
Memory Loss and Trauma (2018)
Multiple Sexual Violence Prevention Tools: Doses and Boosters (2017)
NBC 10 Boston: Women's Groups Speak Out Against Brett Kavanaugh Following Another Allegation (2018)
New Findings, Publications, Presentations: Gender-Based Violence (2018)
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2018
Police and domestic sex trafficking of youth: What teens tell us that can aid prevention and interdiction (2015)
Prosecution of Sexual Assault: How Far Have We Come in 40 Years? (2018)
Research Study Highlights Challenges to Child Sexual Abuse Prosecution (2019)
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2019
Responding to Sexual Assault on Campus: A National Assessment and Systematic Classification of the Scope and Challenges for Investigation and Adjudication (2015)
All Projects / Active Projects
Sexual Assault Forensic Exams - Team Bios (2016)
subsites / Justice and Gender based Violence Research Site
Sexual Assault Forensic Exams—DNA and Justice Responses to Sexual Assault (2016)
Sexual Violence Case Attrition - Team Bios (2016)
Social Biases Impede Justice for Sexual Assault Victims (2019)
The Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse: A Partnership to Improve Outcomes (2016)
The Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse: A Partnership to Improve Outcomes (2019)
The prosecution of child sexual abuse: A partnership to improve outcomes - Team Bios (2016)
Where are We Now: Justice and Gender-Based Violence Research Initiative (2014)
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Report Spring/Summer 2017
