Where We Stand

The National Alliance to End Sexual Violence urges Congress to protect victims of sexual assault and sexual abuse who reside in Public and Section 8 housing in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Specifically, provisions should be included to:
– Protect sexual assault victims from discriminatory denials, terminations,

Sexual violence occurs on a continuum of complex and difficult crimes having devastating impacts on victims. According to the United States Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics, only 31% of rapes are reported to law enforcement.1 The term “forcible rape” is used in the Uniform Crime Report by the Federal

DNA technology has emerged as one of law enforcement’s most remarkable breakthroughs. The ability to identify perpetrators of sexual violence and other crimes has advanced the field of law enforcement immensely. Conversely, many innocent individuals have been exonerated through the application of DNA technology. While the development of this investigative

About 14% of reported rapes involve men or boys, and that 1 in 6 reported sexual assaults is against a boy and 1 in 25 reported sexual assaults is against a man . As with male sexual violence against women, sexual violence against men is motivated by the desire to

Some people argue that journalists should identify victims of rape or sexual assault in news stories because they should be treated like any other crime victims. This position ignores important and unique aspects of the crimes of rape and sexual assault. Although rape and sexual assault occur at an alarming

The history of rape in the United States is a history of racism and sexism intertwined. Rape was an important tool in white colonists’ violent efforts to repress Native nations. During slavery, both white and black men raped black women with impunity. After the Civil War and during Reconstruction, white

The National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV) believes that polices formulated to manage sex offenders must have as a primary goal the prevention of future sexual victimization. Such policies must hold sex offenders accountable while providing support and safety for victims and their families. The National Alliance supports proposals

The National Alliance to End Sexual Violence supports the sovereignty and self-governance of tribal nations in the United States. Native women suffer the highest rate of both domestic violence and sexual assault in the United States. Native women experience rape, sexual assault, stalking at a rate two to three times

Congress Must Protect Immigrant Survivors of Sexual Assault
May, 2017
Congress has oversight authority over the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice and the ability to shape the nation’s immigration laws and systems. As such, it has a special obligation to safeguard protections for immigrant survivors of domestic

The National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV) appreciates the focus that popular state legislation known as Erin’s Law has brought to the issue of child sexual abuse nationwide. Many of the topics that the Erin’s Law model addresses are important. However, to prevent child sexual abuse effectively, federal and