Updated in 2011, this 14 page piece answers commonly asked questions about confidentiality provisions in the U.S. federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and clarifies best practices for informed consent related to protecting or sharing a survivor's information. It is a guide for any non-profit program receiving VAWA funds and is informative for any agencies partnering with those non-profit agencies. National Network to End Domestic Violence, 2011.

This policy establishes requirements and responsibilities for Users and User Trainers of the Level of Service/Case management Inventory (LS/CMI) in the correctional system of West Virginia.

This report discusses how and why evidence-based policymaking is a growing national trend and reviews the framework in detail to provide tips and strategies that policymakers can use to instill evidence in decision-making at all levels of government.

Colorado Department of Corrections.

Today, legislators and managers from 22 states and four California counties have partnered with Results First to bring evidence-based decision-making to their constituencies.

Washington Corrections Center for Women.

The Road to an Undefinable Relationship, M. Gunderson & S. Pessinguia discuss their stories and experience with Victim Offender Dialogue, from Washington Corrections Center for Women.

This brief is one in a series about the five key components of evidence-based policymaking as identified in ‘Evidence-Based Policymaking: A Guide for Effective Government,’ a 2014 report.

Central Washington University.

This video walks through the process of Victim Offender Dialogue for one victim's family and the offender. (This link goes to the first of four parts.)

In this animated video, learn about the Results First Initiative, which, since 2011, has partnered with states and counties across the country to help them incorporate the use of evidence in their budgeting and policy making processes—helping to improve outcomes and make the most of limited resources.

Umbreit, Mark S. , Ph.D. and Ted Lewis, MA. University of Michigan, Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking.

This 2015 manual edition is designed to be a large composite of
materials that cover restorative justice and victim offender dialogue work. It is not designed to be a fully reproducible edition for a single training purpose. Secondly, while restorative conferencing and victim offender mediation in the realm of criminal justice are the primary models covered in this manual, much of the content has wider applications for other work involving restorative dialogue.