This message contains images. If you don't see images, click here to view. Advertise in this news brief.   Mobile version  RSS  Subscribe  Unsubscribe  Archive  Media Kit Home  About  Membership  Education  Certification  Resources       Sep. 12, 2013   Forensic Nursing Excellence — Nomination Form IAFN Members of the International Association of Forensic Nurses witness their colleagues perform exceptional community outreach. We want to recognize these outstanding forensic nurses and need your help. Nominate a member today! Share this article:   READ MORE IAFN UPDATES Advance the specialty. Co-author the Core Curriculum for Forensic Nursing. IAFN is seeking authors to write chapter content for this foundational document, slated to be published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins in September 2014. Application deadline is Sept. 23, 2013. Learn more / Apply today Share this article:   INDUSTRY NEWS National Institute of Justice: Research, development, evaluation The National Institute of Justice Study Confirms that LGBT Teens Are at Higher Risk of Being Victims of Dating Violence. Share this article:   READ MORE Special collection: Domestic violence and healthcare National Online Resource on Violence Against Women This special collection on healthcare and domestic violence draws heavily from the work of the Futures Without Violence National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence. Share this article:   READ MORE FEATURED ARTICLE TRENDING ARTICLE MOST POPULAR ARTICLE DNA data 'to respect human rights' Independent.ie Justice Minister Alan Shatter has insisted a new database of DNA samples from convicted criminals and suspects in serious crimes will respect human rights. Publishing a Bill for the establishment of the DNA database, the minister said the intelligence generated by the system would be "invaluable" to gardai in tackling crime. read more Evaluating sexual assault nurse examiner programs Corrections.com To help improve post-assault care for victims, communities around the country have implemented Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs, which offer a multidisciplinary, victim-centered response. Through these programs, specially trained nurses provide crisis intervention... read more Sex Trafficking A Clinical Guide for Nurses, Mary De Chesnay, Editor, Springer Publishing By Joyce Foresman-Capuzzi, MSN, RN, CCNS, CEN, CPN, CTRN, CCRN, CPEN, SANE-A, EMT-P A contemporary issue facing forensic nurses is that of sex trafficking or sex slavery. While many may think this form of slavery only occurs only on foreign shores, in dark back rooms, this is not accurate and the prudent... read more True number of FGM victims in capital is 'far more than figures show' London Evening Standard More than 2,000 victims of female genital mutilation have sought treatment at London hospitals in the past three years. The figures, revealed by the Standard, are the most dramatic illustration so far of the impact of the barbaric practice in the capital. They also show that 298 operations to reverse unlawful "cutting" of London women have been carried out. Share this article:   READ MORE 50 percent Asian men commit sexual violence ZeeNews According to a recent report by the United Nations on violence against women, almost a quarter of men surveyed in Asia have admitted to committing at least one rape. The survey conducted on ten thousand men from six countries in Asia is the first of its kind that examines the extent of violence against women and the reasons behind it. Out of the total who admitted to rape, half of them confessed to have done it more than once. Share this article:   READ MORE Prosecutors seek death penalty in India rape case The New York Times Prosecutors asked for a death sentence for four men who participated in the rape and murder of a 23-year-old student last December, a goal long sought by the victim’s family and many Indians who were horrified by the case. "There can be nothing more diabolic than a helpless girl put through torture," said Dayan Krishnan, a prosecutor, as arguments began in the trial’s sentencing phase. Share this article:   READ MORE 'The Silent Scream' — FGM & the Maasai girl-child of Kenya Women News Network FGM prevalence in Kenya is rampart in Africa, particularly in the rural Kenyan areas. Girls as young as 2-years-old have had to face the knife, but the most common ages are 7 to 10 years of age. Lesalian is a 10-year-old girl who had to undergo the FGM, known as Female Genital Mutilation or 'Female Cutting', in order to be married off to a 53-year-old man. Her story starts in a little marginalized village in Kenya’s ‘Maasai land’ when a baby girl is born. Share this article:   READ MORE   Forensic Nursing News Colby Horton, Vice President of Publishing, 469.420.2601 Download media kit Jessica Taylor, Medical Editor, 202.684.7169    Contribute news Disclaimer: Forensic Nursing News is a weekly roundup of articles of interest to those who practice forensic nursing. This email may contain an advertisement of IAFN and/or third party products and services. Opinions expressed in these articles do not necessarily reflect the views of IAFN or its advertising partners. Forensic Nursing News is compiled by MultiBriefs, a division of MultiView, Inc. 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