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Advancing the federal research agenda on violence against women /

Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Steering Committee for the Workshop on Issues in Research on Violence Against Women., National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Law and Justice.
Other Authors: McLaughlin, Brenda L., Petrie, Carol.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Women > Crimes against > United States
Women > Crimes against > United States > Research
Women > Violence against > United States
Women > Violence against > United States > Research
Violence.
Women.
Femmes, Crimes contre les > États-Unis
Femmes, Crimes contre les > Recherche > États-Unis
Violence envers les femmes > États-Unis
Violence envers les femmes > Recherche > États-Unis > Congrès.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy
United States.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=106779
Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Candace Kruttschnitt
  • Executive summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Nature and scope of violence against women
  • 3. Social ecological risks of violence against women
  • 4. Prevention and deterrence
  • 5. Identifying and treating offenders
  • 6. The future of research on violence against women : final thoughts
  • References
  • Appendix A. Biographical sketches
  • Appendix B. Workshop agenda
  • Appendix C. List of commissioned papers.
  • Nature and scope of violence against women
  • Social ecological risks of violence against women
  • Prevention and deterrence
  • Identifying and treating offenders
  • The future of research on violence against women : final thoughts.

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