Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Dept. of Justice
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) provides federal leadership in developing the national capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Compendium of Research on Violence Against Women, 1993-2018 (National Institute of Justice)
For over 40 years, NIJ has invested in research on violence against women. This research touches on a wide variety of public safety concerns, including intimate partner violence, teen dating violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, as well as criminal justice challenges, including the availability of legal and victim support services, the effectiveness of prevention programs, and the impact of such crimes over time.
Women's Pathways to Jail: The Roles & Intersections of Serious Mental Illness & Trauma (2012)
This multi-site study addressed critical gaps in the literature by assessing the prevalence of serious mental illness (SMI), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance use disorders (SUD) in women in jail and pathways to offending for women with and without SMI.
Causes and Correlates of Girls' Delinquency
According to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, from 1991 to 2000,
arrests of girls increased more (or decreased less) than arrests of boys for most types
of offenses. By 2004, girls accounted for 30 percent of all juvenile arrests. However, questions remain about whether these trends reflect an actual increase in girls’ delinquency or changes in societal responses to girls’ behavior.
Journalist's Resource: Crime and Gender (Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy,, Harvard University)
A project of the Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center and the Carnegie-Knight Initiative, Journalist’s Resource is an open-access site that curates scholarly studies and reports.
Women's Prison Association
WPA is the nation's first organization for women impacted by incarceration. Our approach is personal. We address the root causes of systems involvement, know the data, and are focused on the needs and nuances of individuals. We believe women are the experts in their own lives. We partner with women to use our collective voice and experience to drive change that positively impacts families, communities, and society.