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Fall, 2010: ½-day conference<br />

Newsletters for community partners<br />

Quarterly newsletters published electronically for community partners from 2007-present<br />

(available at http://www.du.edu/tssgroup/news).<br />

ONGOING RESEARCH SUPPORT<br />

The impact <strong>of</strong> a forensic collaborative for older adults on criminal justice and victim outcomes:<br />

A randomized-control, longitudinal design<br />

National Institute <strong>of</strong> Justice<br />

3/1/2014-6/30/2017<br />

$622,283 (Direct only: $438,689).<br />

An estimated 11% <strong>of</strong> older adults have experienced maltreatment, while financial<br />

exploitation costs older adults $2.9 billion annually. Given the complexity <strong>of</strong> service<br />

needs and legal issues in older adult cases, researchers and practitioners have<br />

increasingly called for the development <strong>of</strong> multidisciplinary, forensic collaboratives to<br />

respond to victims. To date, no tests <strong>of</strong> the impact <strong>of</strong> forensic collaboratives on victimand<br />

criminal justice-focused outcomes exist. The primary goal <strong>of</strong> this proposal is to<br />

conduct a rigorous, randomized-control evaluation <strong>of</strong> the impact <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Denver</strong> Forensic<br />

Collaborative (DFC), a victim-focused, forensic multidisciplinary team, relative to usual<br />

care (UC) on criminal justice as well as victim physical and mental health outcomes.<br />

Expanding Use <strong>of</strong> the Social Reactions Questionnaire among Diverse Women<br />

National Institute <strong>of</strong> Justice (2012-W9-BX-0049)<br />

1/1/2013-12/31/2015<br />

$499,812 (Direct only: $357,447)<br />

This project addresses the need to understand social reactions <strong>of</strong> different actors<br />

following sexual assault, including reactions from social support system members (e.g.,<br />

family/partners versus friends); criminal justice-based personnel (e.g., law enforcement,<br />

system-based advocates, prosecution); and community-based victim service providers<br />

(e.g., rape crisis personnel, medical personnel, counselors, community-based advocates).<br />

We will examine women’s reports <strong>of</strong> social reactions to sexual assault longitudinally,<br />

testing hypotheses about the inter-relationships among social reactions, victim wellbeing,<br />

and criminal justice variables (e.g., victim engagement). Role: PI.<br />

Wrap Around Legal Services for Victims <strong>of</strong> Crime<br />

Office <strong>of</strong> Victims <strong>of</strong> Crime (2012-VF-GX-K018)<br />

11/1/2012-3/31/2014<br />

Subcontract: $148,539<br />

This project examines legal needs <strong>of</strong> crime victims in <strong>Denver</strong> to inform the development<br />

<strong>of</strong> wrap-around legal services that take into account the complex issues (including<br />

psychological symptoms) facing crime victims. Grant awarded to Rocky Mountain<br />

Victim Law Center for program implementation with subcontract to DePrince for<br />

research component. DePrince responsible for submission <strong>of</strong> Technical Proposal to<br />

DePrince Vita November 2013, 24

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