Resources for Policy Professionals

Developed by the Simon-Skjodt Center and Dartmouth College, the Early Warning Project is a first-of-its-kind prevention tool that utilizes data analysis, crowd forecasting, and qualitative assessments to help policy makers identify countries at risk of mass killing to prioritize responses to prevent such crimes. 

The “lessons learned” project includes Tools for Atrocity Prevention, an interactive web resource to help think through how to prevent mass atrocities. The site highlights 23 different tools to help prevent mass atrocities, and summarizes research on when and how they can be used most effectively.

The handbook offers guidance on what victim groups can do to advance justice efforts during and in the aftermath of genocide and related crimes against humanity.

This book is geared toward practitioners and students seeking an introduction to key issues. It surveys research and policy questions at the heart of efforts to prevent genocide and mass atrocities and presents key insights into US and international efforts to prevent these crimes.

This report explains why genocide and mass atrocities threaten core American values and national interests. It spotlights genocide prevention as a national priority, and shares practical policy recommendations to enhance the capacity of the US government to respond to emerging threats of mass atrocity crimes.

This report reviews the experience of the US government across recent decades in making decisions to say—or not to say—that genocide has occurred in a country. It reviews the political, policy, and legal difficulties that the US government has encountered in considering whether or not to do so.

This document is designed to support policy makers and advocates in thinking through the strategies most relevant to preventing instances of large-scale, systematic violence against civilian populations. It does not argue for or against any particular strategy or tool, but suggests that more systematic consideration about strategies should yield more effective responses.

The Center's Preventing Genocide blog posts information about our reports, Center events, and analysis from our staff and fellows.

This strategy outlines a government-wide plan to promote timely, effective, and coordinated actions to prevent mass atrocities.

This framework helps policymakers and analysts understand the nature of atrocity risk in a particular context, and can be deployed by government officials and others in order to advance prevention policy options.

This report provides practical guidance to field-based development workers and is the foundational training document for internal USAID staff on atrocity prevention.

A tool to identify mass atrocity prevention strategies for application at national, regional and international levels.