Understanding Violence Against Women.

Understanding Violence Against Women -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN -- IMPROVING RESEARCH METHODS -- BUILDING KNOWLEDGE -- DEVELOPING THE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE -- 1 Introduction -- WHAT IS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN? -- Rape and Sexual Assault -- Physical Violence -- Psychological Abuse -- Stalking -- THE PANEL'S CHARGE AND SCOPE -- NOTES -- 2 Nature and Scope of Violence Against Women -- FATAL VIOLENCE -- NONFATAL VIOLENCE -- Official and Survey Data -- Research Findings -- Accounting for Differences in Findings -- Using the Available Data -- Data Gaps -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Definitions and Measurement -- Research on Context -- NOTES -- 3 Causes and Consequences of Violence Against Women -- CAUSES -- Theories of Violent Offending -- Individual Determinants -- Dyadic Contexts -- Institutional Influences -- Societal Influences -- Multifactor Models -- Risk Factors for Victimization -- CONSEQUENCES -- Consequences to Victims -- Physical Consequences -- Psychological Consequences -- Consequences to Family and Friends -- Consequences to Society -- Fear of Crime -- Economic Effects -- Indirect Costs -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- NOTE -- 4 Prevention and Intervention -- PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS -- School-Based Preventive Programs -- Media Roles -- Deterrence -- Other Issues in Rape Prevention -- INTERVENTIONS FOR VICTIMS -- Individual-Level Interventions -- Community-Level Interventions -- Crisis-Oriented Services: Shelters, Rape Crisis Centers, and Advocacy -- Health and Criminal Justice Services -- Other Services and Service Seeking -- CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERVENTIONS WITH OFFENDERS -- Batterers -- Arrest -- Prosecution -- Protective Orders -- Courts and Judicial Processing -- Coordinated Community Responses -- Sex Offenders -- Rape Statute Reform.

Law Enforcement and Prosecution -- Stalking -- TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS -- Batterers' Groups -- Couples Therapy -- Sex Offenders -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Preventive Interventions -- Interventions with Victims -- Interventions with Offenders -- Criminal Justice System -- NOTES -- 5 Research Infrastructure -- TRAINING RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS -- FUNDING -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Government Coordination and Leadership -- Improving Research Capacity and Strengthening Research-Provider Collaboration -- NOTE -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix A Biographical Sketches -- Appendix B Workshop Topics and Speakers -- Workshop On Violence Against Women: Research, Practice, And Policy -- Measuring Violence Against Women: Epidemiology And Data Collection -- The Role Of Psychological Abuse -- Sexual Offenders And Batterers -- Culturally Sensitive Research And Practice -- Community-Based Services -- Lifespan Perspectives On Violence Against Women -- Research, Practice, And Policy -- Index.

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