UNDERSTAND VIOLENCE.
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PREPARE TO RESP
COMBATIVES · RESEARCH & SOURCES
Sources before conclusions.
Violence cannot be understood through a single discipline, institution or perspective.
This library brings together official, institutional and specialized sources relevant to the fields studied by COMBATIVES: violence, behavior, prevention, protection, decision-making, exploitation, child safety and the history of conflict.
The purpose is not to use institutional names as an argument from authority. It is to make original documents, data, research and archives easier to locate, compare and examine.
Editorial review · September 2026
EDITORIAL PRINCIPLE
Independent research. Multiple disciplines. International sources.
FIELDS OF STUDY
The problem requires more than one perspective.
The sources below are not treated as equivalent. Each institution produces information within its own field of competence, methodology, jurisdiction and purpose.
COMBATIVES seeks to distinguish research, administrative data, institutional guidance, historical documentation and editorial interpretation.
01 Violence & public health
Epidemiology, risk and protective factors, prevention and the consequences of violence.
02 Threats & targeted violence
Behavioral threat assessment, attack prevention and the analysis of concerning behavior in context.
03 Child protection
Abuse, neglect, sexual exploitation, grooming, digital protection and prevention.
04 Sexual & domestic violence
Intimate partner violence, sexual violence, victim protection and prevention.
05 Trafficking & exploitation
Human trafficking, exploitation, vulnerability, organized crime and protection mechanisms.
06 History & archives
Primary documents, military history, intelligence, training and the origins of modern Combatives.
BRAZIL
Brazilian sources
Public data, prevention policies, rights protection, interpersonal violence, human trafficking, violence against women, federal crimes and digital safety.
Official source · Federal Government Ministry of Health · Brazil
Surveillance dashboards and materials related to interpersonal violence, self-directed violence, accidents and mortality from external causes.
Official source · Federal Government Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship · Brazil
Disque Direitos Humanos — Disque 100 — and public datasets related to reports and human-rights violations.
Official source · Federal Government Ministry of Justice and Public Security · Brazil
Information, policies, publications and Brazil's national structure for combating human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
Official source · Public security Brazilian Federal Police
Comunica PF is the official online channel for reporting crimes that fall within the investigative jurisdiction of Brazil's Federal Police.
Official source · Federal Government Ministry of Women · Brazil
Ligue 180 is Brazil's national channel for guidance, information, reporting and referral related to violence against women.
Specialized organization SaferNet Brasil
A specialized organization focused on human rights and the internet, providing educational resources and an anonymous reporting channel for potentially illegal online content.
UNITED STATES
Targeted violence, prevention and research.
U.S. federal institutions produce a significant body of public literature used internationally in behavioral threat assessment, targeted violence, interpersonal violence and prevention.
Official source · U.S. Government U.S. Secret Service · National Threat Assessment Center
Research and operational guidance on behavioral threat assessment, targeted violence and prevention strategies based on behavior and context.
Official source · U.S. Government Federal Bureau of Investigation · FBI
Public materials from the FBI and its behavioral-analysis programs related to identifying, assessing and managing threats of targeted violence.
Official source · Public health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · CDC
Research and resources addressing child abuse and neglect, sexual violence, intimate partner violence, youth violence, community violence and prevention.
Official source · Criminal justice research National Institute of Justice · NIJ
The research agency of the U.S. Department of Justice, with publications including foundational work on assessing and preventing targeted violence.
Official source · U.S. Government Department of Homeland Security · DHS
Government resources for targeted violence and terrorism prevention, including threat assessment, intervention, training and community support.
EUROPE
Crime, rights, exploitation and protection.
Sources from the European Union and the Council of Europe broaden the analysis of human trafficking, child sexual exploitation, violence against women, victims' rights and child protection.
European Union Agency Europol
Intelligence and public materials concerning trafficking in human beings and forms of exploitation associated with serious and organized crime.
European Union Agency Europol · Child Sexual Exploitation
Specialized material addressing child sexual exploitation and the technological and transnational dimensions of these crimes.
European Union Agency European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights · FRA
European research on fundamental rights, victimization and violence, including large-scale surveys concerning violence against women.
European Union Agency European Institute for Gender Equality · EIGE
Methodologies, indicators and administrative data relating to intimate partner violence, domestic violence, rape and gender-related killings.
European international organization Council of Europe · Istanbul Convention
Council of Europe international framework for preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
European international organization Council of Europe · Lanzarote Convention
International instrument dedicated to protecting children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse, including challenges arising from digital technologies.
INTERNATIONAL
Global institutions and data.
Multilateral sources allow violence, prevention, child protection and human exploitation to be examined across different countries and systems.
United Nations specialized agency World Health Organization · WHO
International research, guidance and evidence summaries on violence, prevention, child maltreatment and violence against children.
United Nations Office United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · UNODC
International data and reports on trafficking in persons, patterns of exploitation, detection of victims and criminal-justice responses.
HISTORY & ARCHIVES
Documents before legend.
COMBATIVES historical research seeks to prioritize institutional archives and primary documentation whenever they are available.
Official military archive United States Marine Corps · History Division
Marine Corps historical research used to examine the connection between Shanghai, William Fairbairn, Eric Sykes and U.S. Marines.
Official historical archive Central Intelligence Agency · Center for the Study of Intelligence
Historical material concerning Office of Strategic Services training during World War II and the operational environment in which those programs were developed.
Official historical archive United States National Archives
Official collections of documents and records from the Office of Strategic Services, including its organization, operations, personnel and World War II documentation.
HOW WE USE SOURCES
Research before opinion.
An institutional source does not eliminate context, uncertainty or methodological limitations. It provides a verifiable starting point.
01 Locate the source
Whenever possible, begin with the original document, dataset, report or archive.
02 Identify the finding
Separate what the source actually found from interpretations made afterward.
03 Examine the limits
Population, period, methodology, jurisdiction and purpose influence what a source allows us to conclude.
04 Compare disciplines
Public health, security, criminal justice, child protection and history may examine different parts of the same problem.
05 COMBATIVES application
When a practical application goes beyond what a source directly states, that step should be treated as editorial interpretation or application.
INDEPENDENCE
Reference does not imply affiliation.
The inclusion of an institution, government agency, publication or archive in this library does not imply affiliation, representation, sponsorship, endorsement, certification or any official relationship with COMBATIVES.
Not every source listed here is used in every piece of content. Selection depends on the subject being examined and the relevance of each source to the specific question.
External links may be changed, moved or reorganized by the institutions responsible for them.
COMBATIVES
The source is the beginning. Not the end of the analysis.
Research, official documents and archives provide evidence. Context, comparison, limitations and interpretation are still necessary.