Welcome
The Crime Victims' Institute (CVI) at Sam Houston State University is committed to advancing research on victimization issues in Texas. It is our hope that the information contained here will provide access to CVI's research, as well as information and resources from victim service agencies. Please contact us with any research ideas and/or issues you would like to see addressed. Thank you for visiting.
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Police Training Study
SHSU to Study Houston Police Training on Responses to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence.
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Crime Victims' Rights Week
The Office of Victims of Crime will lead the National Crime Victims' Rights Week on April 2-8 to honor victims and promote their rights.
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Helping Hands
The Crime Victims' Institute has been conducting research and providing training on victimization-related issues for nearly 25 years.
Announcements
Highlighted Research
Human Trafficking Series
CVI is producing a series of technical reports on the subject of Human Trafficking. All of the published reports in the series are available under the publications tab on the Crime Victims' Institute website. The . . .
Sexual Assault Report Series
CVI is producing a series of reports on sexual assault, including campus sexual assault, Title IX and other guidelines, and criminal justice system response to perpetrators and survivors. The first report in the series will provide an overview of sex. . .
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Sexual Assault: An Overview -
Intimate Partner Violence among Sexual Minority Populations -
A Safe Place to Go? A descriptive study of safety strategies among female college students -
Breaking the Cycle of Intimate Partner Violence: Understanding Why Victims Don't Leave and Implications for Advocates and the Criminal Justice System -
Crime Victims' Institute Dashboard 2016 -
Police Responses to Human Trafficking -
Campus Response to Sexual Assault, Intimate Partner Violence,
and Stalking: A Survey of Title IX Coordinators in Texas -
A Statewide Survey of Family Violence Shelter Directors in Texas -
Evaluation of the Montgomery County Expedited Domestic Violence Court 
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