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In the latest Research for the Real World presentation, Dr. Rebecca Campbell discusses the neurobiology of sexual assault and the effect trauma has on victim behavior. Is she exhibiting normal post-trauma behavior? Or is she lying?

Dr. Campbell has given this presentation before numerous law enforcement officers. She has several tips that help officers make arrests and strengthen the case.

Rebecca Campbell is Professor of Psychology and Program Evaluation at Michigan State University. For the past 20 years, she has conducted victimology research and evaluation, with an emphasis on violence against women and children. Her work examines how rape crisis centers and the legal, medical, and mental health systems respond to the needs of adult, adolescent, and pediatric victims of sexual assault. Her current work, funded by the National Institute of Justice, focuses on Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs and the criminal justice system.

Watch Dr. Campbell's presentation.

OJJDP Announces FY 2013 Funding Opportunity for Family Drug Courts

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has announced the following funding opportunity: FY 2013 Family Drug Court Programs. This program builds the capacity of states, state and local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized tribal governments to either implement new drug courts or enhance pre-existing drug courts for individuals with substance abuse disorders or substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders, including histories of trauma, who are involved with the family dependency court as a result of child abuse, neglect, and other parenting issues.

Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. E.T., on March 25, 2013.

Webinar To Explore Crossover Youth Practice Model Findings

On January 29, 2013, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's National Training and Technical Assistance Center, in conjunction with Georgetown University's Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, will present "Crossover Youth Practice Model: First Year of Implementation." Presenters will share preliminary findings from the implementation of the Crossover Youth Practice Model in demonstration sites and discuss how practitioners and other professionals can apply key outcome measures to improve the handling of crossover youth.

Interesting research supporting policy change!

Reforming Juvenile Justice: A Developmental Approach. The Committee on Assessing Juvenile Justice Reform of the National Research Council of the National Academies has issued a report of its study on juvenile justice reform. Reforming Juvenile Justice: A Developmental Approach explores the growing awareness of recent advances in behavioral and neuroscience research and the implications of this knowledge for juvenile justice reform. The report presents a series of recommendations for reforming the nation's juvenile justice systems in a developmentally informed manner, for incorporating new evidence into policy and practice on a continuing basis, and for solidifying and sustaining these changes.

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