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A group of janitors started a movement to stop sexual abuse

Bernice Yeung

January 16, 2018 |

Reveal |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

After a documentary brought to light the prevalence of sexual assault experiences by women janitors, a California janitors union decided it was going to do something about the issue. Women leaders within the union convinced leadership to take on the issue, got a state representative to sponsor a bill to curb sexual harassment in the janitorial industry, and workers held a hunger strike at the state capitol. Every janitor must now have "anti-sexual harassment training," and employers must integrate the law into practice in order to do business.

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Can an Algorithm Tell When Kids Are in Danger?

Dan Hurley

January 02, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Wrongly assessing risks for children in potentially abusive or dangerous homes has dire consequences, but a new predictive analytics system is assisting screeners to help those who need it most.

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How teens are teaching each other the meaning of consent

Michelle Faust

December 26, 2017 |

Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Talk Project is a peer-to-peer training program for teens to learn and ask questions about issues of consent and sexual violence. The program has been effective and participants have, in turn, received training to be instructors.

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How training bystanders can stop rape and sexual violence on campus

Edward Siddons

December 14, 2017 |

Apolitical |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Kentucky

As cases of sexual violence on college campuses gain greater attention, one program aims to learn from past failures in order to train bystanders to act in the face of this violence. Green Dot, originally piloted at the University of Kentucky, implements a two-stage process to teach students and faculty exactly how to implement "distraction, delegation, and direct intervention" if they see something suspicious.

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I Am Evidence

Mariska Hargitay Trish Adlesic Geeta Gandbhir

December 08, 2017 |

HBO |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Hundreds of thousands of rape evidence kits went untested around the nation, in large part because police and prosecutors disbelieved victims on grounds of race and class. When crimes went unexamined, serial rapists continued to commit crimes and more victims were left with their trauma unaddressed. Prosecutors in Detroit and Cleveland fought for the resources to test the "rape kits" and found through DNA evidence thousands of suspects, large numbers of whom were connected to serial rapes. This film takes an intimate look at some victims, police, and prosecutors to show what clearing the backlog means.

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How whisper networks and female friendships help girls overcome sexual violence in conflict zones

Sarah O'Hagan

December 06, 2017 |

Newsweek |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia

Around the world, adolescent girls are susceptible to sexual harassment but girls in crisis areas are likely to be forgotten, or the solutions do not reach them. A new training program is designed for such conflict areas. It focuses on the therapeutic importance of female friendships, creates safe spaces, and initiates discussions about gender violence.

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A Tech-Based Tool To Address Campus Sexual Assault

Anya Kamenetz

December 06, 2017 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

A software platform, developed by a women-led nonprofit startup, aims to make it easier and less traumatic for victims to report sexual assault. In use on 12 college campuses, Callisto provides administrators and students with appropriate resources, and highlights patterns and repeat offenders. Since its adoption, the platform's founder says, victims are reporting incidents faster, making it easier for schools or the police to take effective action.

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Meet Arachnid, the crawler hunting child abuse photos across the web

Edward Siddons

December 05, 2017 |

Apolitical |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba

For all the positive tools and platforms the internet has helped create over the decades, it can also be an extremely dark place, and has unfortunately enabled the horrific and wide-spread sharing of millions of images depicting child abuse, including of rape and torture. Artificial Intelligence - specifically the Arachnid web crawler launched by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection - is proving the most efficient and effective weapon in shutting down these abominable sites, combing through scores of data at a speed no human or government can match, and issuing takedown notices.

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Sexual Assault Response in Southern Oregon

Dave Miller

November 17, 2017 |

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Ashland, Oregon

Oregon’s Ashland Police Department has implemented a new program to make reporting sexual assault a safer, more accessible process. The “You Have Options” program teaches officers how to respond to those volunteering information by showing appreciation, listening, and making sure they feel in control. The program has spread across the United States, with Ashland officers providing training to other departments.

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This Vermont program might reduce sex offender recidivism. Could it work in Philly?

Malcolm Burnley

November 16, 2017 |

Generocity |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A program called Circles in Vermont is built on the idea that it takes an entire community to help sex offenders reintegrate back into a community. Circles is also used in other states and countries and creates supportive networks of volunteers who offer a safe place for offenders to discuss their triggers and help them build authentic connections and relationships so they are part of the community rather than pushed to the fringes.

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