Violence Against Women
Articles
- Dating Violence Surveillance Federal Data Sources
- Screening Teens for Dating Violence
- Dating Violence Warning Signs
- Prevalence and Nature of Youth Dating Violence Information Resources
- Responding to Students Involved in Dating Violence
- Treating Teen Dating Violence Victims
Fact Sheets
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- Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Rape Victimization: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey
This report presents findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey, a nationally representative telephone survey of 16,000 women and men, and discusses recommendations for future research. - National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
The National Electronic Network on Violence Against Women (VAWnet), part of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, is a national online resource center that uses electronic communication technology to end violence against women. F ... - US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office on Violence Against Women
Since its inception in 1995, the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), an office of the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has (1) handled DOJ legal and policy issues regarding violence against women, (2) coordinated DOJ efforts, (3) provided national and internationa ...
External Resources
- Office on Violence Against Women
The Department of Justice, through its Violence Against Women Office, can provide an overview of the problem on a national scale and can also provide information about state-by-state activities.
Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Justice - Violence Against Women: Identifying Risk Factors (PDF 378 KB)
This report summarizes two studies that used different methodologies and samples to determine the extent to which physical and sexual abuse as a child or adolescent contribute to later abuse.
Federal Partner: National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice - Violence Against Women Net Library
VAWnet Library is an online resource for advocates working to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violence in the lives of women and their children.
Federal Partner: National Center on Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Research on Women and Girls in the Justice System (PDF 293 KB)
This publication includes three papers that examine the relationship between violence against women and female criminality, prostitution and sex workers as victims as well as defendants, and the relationship between child abuse and neglect and later criminality among females.
Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Justice - Violence Against Women
The National Women's Health Information Center provides a gateway to the vast array of Federal and other resources on violence against women.
Federal Partner: National Women's Health Information Center
- Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey (PDF 120 KB)
This report presents findings on the prevalence and incidence of rape, physical assault, and stalking; the rate of injury among rape and physical assault victims; and injured victims' use of medical devices.
Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Justice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
see also Girls and Boys and Violence, Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault and Rape