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Law, Social Movements, and the Political Economy of Domestic Violence [PDF]

, 2013
This article uses the occasion of the 2013 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to review the circumstances by which legal theory and social movement discourse have circumscribed the scope of VAWA and the dominant approach to domestic
Weissman, Deborah M.
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Health services for survivors of gender-based violence in northern Uganda: a qualitative study.

, 2008
The 20-year war in northern Uganda has resulted in up to 1.7 million people being internally displaced, and impoverishment and vulnerability to violence amongst the civilian population.
Borchert, Matthias, Henttonen, Mirkka, Kaducu, Felix, Roberts, Bayard, Watts, Charlotte   +4 more
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Violence research in Northeast and Southeast Asia: main themes and directions [PDF]

, 2011
The study analyses research on violence in the Northeast and Southeast Asia with respect to four types: political, urban, domestic and youth violence, highlighting current research themes, tendencies and gaps in violence research on and in the region ...
Hensengerth, Oliver
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A Systematic Review on the Effectiveness of the Cure Violence Approach

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
The Cure Violence approach applies public health epidemic control strategies to reduce violence in highly impacted communities and countries. This paper conducts a systematic review to identify studies analyzing the effectiveness of the Cure Violence ...
Charles Ransford MPP, Monique Williams PhD, Gary Slutkin MD   +2 more
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Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence in the City of Fairbanks: Key Results from the 2011 Alaska Victimization Survey [PDF]

, 2011
This document is a two-page summary of the key results from the 2011 Alaska Victimization Survey for the City of Fairbanks, which was conducted from April to June 2011, with results released on October 7, 2011 in Fairbanks.
Rosay, André B.
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Causes and consequences of adolescent dating violence: a systematic review

Journal of Injury and Violence Research, 2019
: Background: Adolescent dating violence (ADV) is highly prevalent and can have serious health consequences, including homicides, and be a predictor of intimate partner violence in adulthood.
S. Taquette, D. Monteiro
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A National Portrait of Domestic Violence Courts [PDF]

, 2009
A growing number of criminal courts nationwide handle domestic violence cases on separate calendars, termed domestic violence courts. There are now 208 confirmed domestic violence courts across the U.S. (Center for Court Innovation 2009).
Chris S. O'Sullivan, Melissa Labriola, Michael Rempel, Samantha Moore, Sarah Bradley   +4 more
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What factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence? findings from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence

BMC Public Health, 2011
BackgroundIntimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global public health and human rights concern. Despite a growing body of research into risk factors for IPV, methodological differences limit the extent to which comparisons can be made between
T. Abramsky, C. Watts, C. Garcia-Moreno, K. Devries, L. Kiss, M. Ellsberg, H. Jansen, L. Heise   +7 more
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN A SEMI-URBAN NEIGHBOURHOOD [PDF]

, 2011
There are no published studies on impact of neighbourhood on domestic violence in Sango-Ota. This is the first study to examine formal and informal control method and the influence of family structure and socio-economic status on the occurrence of ...
Abimbola, Oluremi H., Adekeye, Olujide A, Adeusi, Sussan O   +2 more
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An Inquiry into the Statistics of Deaths from Violence and Unnatural Causes in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 1916

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