Amber Advocate Volume 3, Issue 3 October 2009
This issue of AMBER Advocate showcases the unprecedented efforts to expand AMBER Alerts across the U.S.-Mexico border; it highlights how a small police force enlisted three states to rescue an abducted child after she was buried alive and describes the important role of tribal lands in international child abductions. (NCJ 228585)

Profile of Intimate Partner Violence Cases in Large Urban Counties
This Bureau of Justice Statistics special report examines the characteristics and processing of 3,750 cases of intimate partner violence, filed in the state courts of 16 large urban counties in May 2002. (NCJ 228193)

Agency Abstract with links to full text report.  

Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of VOCA
The Office for Victims of Crime commemorates the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA). Congress passed VOCA in October 1984 based on findings from the President's Task Force on Victims of Crime and the work of victim advocates. VOCA created the Crime Victims Fund, which is financed by fines and penalties paid by offenders.

Write Block Device Test Results Available
These reports present test assertions, environments, and results on various hardware write block devices and other alternatives: "Test Results for Hardware Write Block Device: T4 Forensic SCSI Bridge (USB Interface)" (NCJ 228224, 23 pp.), and “Test Results for Hardware Write Block Device: T4 Forensic SCSI Bridge (FireWire Interface)" (NCJ 228225, 24 pp.).

Web Chat To Address Intimate Partner Violence
Can You Predict Lethal Intimate Partner Violence? will be held November 12, 2009, from 3 to 5 p.m. ET. This free online event, sponsored by NIJ, will focus on best practices to combat intimate partner violence, including use of the Danger Assessment (DA) tool. The discussion will be moderated by Andy Klein, Ph.D., senior research analyst with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2009
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP) bimonthly newsletter features the release of the OJJDP Bulletin "Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey." The issue also includes articles on Recovery Act funds awarded by OJJDP, cciTools for Federal Staff, and "The Model Court Effect: Proven Strategies in Systems' Change." (NCJ 228325)

Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey
This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention bulletin presents findings from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence, the first survey to measure children's exposure to violence in homes, schools, and communities across all age groups. (NCJ 227744)

Full text of the report: PDF  

New Site Promotes Successful Reentry
The Council of State Governments Justice Center has launched the National Reentry Resource Center, which aims to advance the safe and successful return of individuals from prisons and jails to their communities. This initiative provides comprehensive resources and support to help reduce recidivism and strengthen neighborhoods and families.