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Police Department – offers full-time officers that serve as crime prevention officers, and conduct orientation sessions for new students, new employees, housing coordinators, and resident assistants on safety procedures and alcohol and drug awareness. http://www.gmu.edu/police/
Safety Office – provides guidance and direction in all areas of the university safety program, which include occupational safety and health, environmental control, fire safety, safety-oriented training programs, building and equipment safety and risk management. http://www.gmu.edu/safety/
Sexual Assault Services (SAS) provides a confidential and comprehensive response to all reports of sexual assault and the related issues of stalking and dating/domestic violence. SAS also offers information, psychological, medical, legal and judicial advocacy, and assistance with academic intervention. SAS provides educational programs to campus organizations and classes and offers a volunteer component to students with its Peer Support Program. http://www.sexualassaultservices.gmu.edu/. <back to top>
Fairfax County – Crime Prevention Tips is a member of the Neighborhood Watch program. This web site has a list of helpful tips on such topics as child safety tips, get a jump on carjacking, robbery prevention, and personal safety. http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/ps/police/police15c.htm
Fairfax County – Self Defense for Women offers Sexual Assault Free and Empowered (S.A.F.E), which is a free women’s self defense program administered by the Fairfax County Police Department. http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/ps/police/safe_selfdefense.htm
VirginiaCORPS – Neighborhood Watch Programs in Virginia incorporates terrorism prevention and education into its existing crime prevention mission. http://www.virginiacorps.org/
Virginia Department of Health – Center for Injury and Violence Prevention (CIVP) – Parents, young adults, educators, health providers, & others can actively participate in raising awareness and enhancing skills to prevent injury and violence in their communities. The strategies for prevention include research and assessment, policy development, training and community education, promotion and dissemination of safety devices, public information and funding of local projects. The center also has a library of articles and books regarding sexual violence. http://www.vahealth.org/civp/index.asp
Virginia Family Violence and Sexual Assault Hotline - (800) 838-8238.
Virginia Sexual Domestic Violence Action Alliance is a recognized leader in Virginia’s response to sexual and domestic violence. The web site offers facts, information on how to get help, training and education, media information, resources for professionals, and additional links. http://www.vsdvalliance.org/ <back to top>
Bureau of Justice Statistic offers statistics about crimes & victims, criminal offenders, law enforcement on federal, local, state, and campus. The Bureau of Justice Statistics is a unit of the U.S. Department of Justice whose principal function is the compilation and analysis of data and the dissemination of information for statistical purposes. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a fact sheet on sexual violence. It discusses occurrences, consequences both physical and psychological, groups who are at risk, the victim-perpetrator relationship, and risk factors. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/svfacts.htm
National Crime Prevention Council has more than 350 organizations that make up the Crime Prevention Coalition of America. For conferences and programs in the area, or publications & training visit http://www.ncpc.org/
United States Department of Justice offers information on civil rights & liberties violations, disabilities, domestic violence, safe communities, youth violence, and victims of crimes. http://www.usdoj.gov/domesticviolence.htm The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE or 1-800-787-3224 (TDD).
American Bar Association offers a wealth of information, resources, and job opportunities. Information includes facts on victims of domestic violence and domestic violence in the workplace, public education brochures, and multidisciplinary responses to domestic violence. http://www.abanet.org/domviol/home.html
Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service offers information on many health topics for different age groups. For the age group 18 to 25, one of the many topics offered is relationship violence. Some of the contents include a relationship checklist, the definition of violence, what makes people violent, keeping safe, and other resources and references. http://www.cyh.com
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence builds coalitions at the local, state, regional and national levels, offering support for the provision of community-based, non-violent alternatives such as safe home and shelter programs for battered women and their children. It also offers public education and technical assistance, and gets involved in public policy development and innovative legislation. http://www.ncadv.org/
Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D. Systems) is a national standard program
of self-defense tactics and techniques for women. It is a comprehensive,
women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction
and risk avoidance.
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