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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821598103321

Titolo

Advancing the federal research agenda on violence against women / / Steering Committee for the Workshop on Issues in Research on Violence Against Women ; Candace Kruttschnitt, Brenda L. McLaughlin, and Carol V. Petrie, editors ; Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004

ISBN

0-309-16679-9

1-280-17665-2

9786610176656

0-309-52838-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (143 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KruttschnittCandace

McLaughlinBrenda L

PetrieCarol

Disciplina

362.88/082/0973

Soggetti

Women - Crimes against - United States

Women - Crimes against - Research - United States

Women - Violence against - United States

Women - Violence against - Research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on a workshop convened by the National Research Council in January 2.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 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 -- Appendices -- APPENDIX A Biographical Sketches -- APPENDIX B Workshop Agenda -- APPENDIX C Commissioned Papers.