Polly Klaas Foundation
The Polly Klaas Foundation is a national nonprofit dedicated to the safety of all children, the recovery of missing children, and public policies that keep children safe in their communities.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Uniform Crime Reporting
The Uniform Crime Reporting Program provides statistics on crime in the United States gathered from thousands of city, university and college, county, state, Tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies.
Childstats.gov
This website offers easy access to statistics and reports on children and families, including family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education and health. The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics fosters coordination, collaboration, and integration of federal efforts to collect and report data on conditions and trends for children and families.
American Bar Association: Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence
The Commission provides policies, training materials, legal briefs, and sample legal forms on domestic violence and sexual assault issues and proceedings. The site also includes information about upcoming events and training opportunities and links to other resources and organizations.
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center
The Center is devoted to achieving a better understanding the scope, nature, and mental health impact of exposure to crime and other traumatic events. The Center strives to improve the mental health of victims of crime and other traumatic events through research, education, prevention, treatment, public policy consultation, and collaboration.
Clery Center
This nonprofit organization works to prevent campus violence and crimes and to assist campus victims in the enforcement of their legal rights.
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)
RAINN operates a 24-hour hotline for English- and Spanish-speaking survivors of sexual assault (call 800-656-HOPE, text HOPE to 64673, or chat online). RAINN provides a safe, secure, and anonymous place for victims to get help. RAINN also works to promote education and prevention of sexual assault and compiles and shares links to legal resources, including the State Mandatory Regulations regarding children and the elderly.
National CASA/GAL Association for Children
This organization provides advocacy, public education, and resources for court appointed special advocate (CAS) and guardian ad litem (GAL) programs across the country. The association also trains CASA and GAL volunteers, who work to find safe, permanent homes for abused and neglected children.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
A service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families by providing publications, research, and learning tools selected by experts to support thriving children, youth, families, and communities.
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Victims of Crime
Discover statistics collected from victims on nonfatal violent and property crimes, reported and not reported to the police, against persons ages 12 or older from a nationally representative sample of U.S. households. Also learn about national data on programs and organizations that serve victims of crime.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Missing and Exploited Children
This page provides information about Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention efforts to address missing and exploited children. It offers publications and resources to support victims and their families.
National Institute of Justice: Tribal Crime and Justice
NIJ's research on Tribal crime and justice seeks to—
- provide an accurate reporting of crime and violence;
- provide reliable, valid estimates of the scope of the problem; and
- identify barriers to and possible solutions for dealing with these significant public safety issues.
Office of Justice Programs: Fraud Awareness Special Feature
In an effort to educate businesses and the public about the impact of fraud, as well as to promote basic steps that can be taken to recognize, report, and reduce the risk of becoming a victim of fraudulent activities, the Office of Justice Programs presents this online compilation of resources addressing the fraud.
Office of Justice Programs: Stalking Special Feature
The Stalking Special Feature presents publications and resources related to the prevalence and prevention of stalking, as well as efforts to address stalking and provide services to victims.
Office of Justice Programs: Campus Safety Special Feature
Discover research and statistics on crime victimization and safety on campus in this Office of Justice Programs special feature.
National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence
The National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence provides intergenerational violence prevention services by bringing together community and national stakeholders, professionals, and volunteers to prevent family violence, child abuse and neglect, spouse/partner abuse, and elder abuse.
Foundation Aiding the Elderly
The Foundation Aiding the Elderly works to bring about national reforms and enforcement of the laws governing the long-term care industry and its regulatory agencies to assure proper care; civil rights; and meaningful, dignified life for older individuals in long-term care facilities.
National Adult Protective Services Association
The National Adult Protective Services Association provides state Adult Protective Services program administrators and staff with a forum for sharing information, solving problems, and improving the quality of services for victims of elder and vulnerable adult abuse.
National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life
The mission of the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life is to eliminate abuse in later life by challenging beliefs, policies, practices, and systems that allow abuse to occur and continue and to improve safety, services, and support to victims through advocacy and education.
Chadwick Center for Children and Families
The Chadwick Center for Children and Families promotes the health and well-being of abused and traumatized children and their families.
Office of Justice Programs: Internet Safety Special Feature
Discover resources on Internet safety for children and consumers, Internet privacy, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking.
Anti-Phishing Working Group
The Anti-Phishing Working Group is focused on eliminating the fraud and identity theft that result from phishing, pharming, and email spoofing of all types.
Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
The Institute is a national resource center and clearinghouse on gender violence in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.
National Association of Counsel for Children
This non-profit child advocacy and professional membership association dedicated to providing high-quality legal representation for children.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: CyberTipline
Use the CyberTipline to report cases of suspected online child sexual exploitation, including online enticement of children for sexual acts, child sexual molestation, child sexual abuse material, child sex tourism, child sex trafficking, unsolicited obscene materials sent to a child, misleading domain names, and misleading words or digital images on the Internet.