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This book brings together researchers and practitioners from a range of fields to examine strategies and programs for preventing intimate partner violence (IPV). It provides paths to more efficacious prevention strategies and highlights ways that all stakeholders can work more effectively toward reducing violence.

Preface / Claire M. Renzetti, Jeffrey L. Edleson, & Raquel Kennedy Bergen -- Theoretical and methodological issues in researching violence against women -- A brief history of anti-violence against women movements in the United States / Gretchen Arnold & Jami Ake -- Explaining violence against women within the context of intimate partner violence (IPV) / Angela Gover, Tara Richards, & Maria Patterson -- The challenges of measuring violence against women / Diane Follingstad -- Types of violence against women -- Rape and sexual assault on campus, in diverse populations, and in the spotlight / Tracy N. Hipp & Sarah L. Cook -- Intimate partner violence / Alesha Durfee -- Sexual harassment is still violence against women at work / Phoebe Morgan -- Gender-based violence in schools / Laura E. Agnich, Jun Sung Hong, & Anthony A. Peguero -- Sexual victimization and domestic violence against elderly women / Michelle Meloy & Nicole Cunningham -- Human trafficking : a spotlight on sex trafficking / Dominque Roe-Sepowitz & Kristine Hickle -- Programs that work -- Innovative criminal justice responses to sexual violence / LeeAnn Iovanni, Susan L. Miller & Emily Rowe -- Innovative criminal justice responses to intimate partner violence / Leigh Goodmark -- Programs for children exposed to violence / Claire V. Crooks, Peter G. Jaffee, & Caely Dunlap -- Innovative health care responses to violence against women / Elizabeth Miller & Michele R. Decker -- Engaging men in violence prevention / Richard M. Tolman, Tova Walsh & Jeffrey L. Edleson -- Services for survivors of sexual violence

This book brings together researchers and practitioners from a range of fields to examine strategies and programs for preventing intimate partner violence (IPV). It provides paths to more efficacious prevention strategies and highlights ways that all stakeholders can work more effectively toward reducing violence.

section 1. Theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of gender and crime -- section 2. Gender and victimization -- section 3. Gender and offending -- section 4. Gendered work in the criminal justice system -- section 5. Future directions in gender & crime research

"The Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence provides accurate, research-supported information to clarify critical issues and educate the public about different forms of interpersonal violence, their incidence and prevalence, theoretical explanations, public policy initiatives, and prevention and intervention strategies. These two volumes contain more than 500 accessible, jargon-fee entries written by experts and provide cross-references to related entries, as well as suggested readings for further information. Key features: Defines key concepts and explains theoretical principles clearly and succinctly; Provides information on current data sets, regional and national organizations specializing in various dimensions of interpersonal violence, and relevant Web sites; Serves as a quick reference guide to definitions, statistics, theories, policies, and prevention and intervention programs; Discusses concern with interpersonal violence as a problem across the life span and across cultures; Addresses careers in the many fields of interpersonal violence"--Pubr. website

Persistently high rates of campus rape combined with changing legal landscapes surrounding reproductive health make student perceptions of the reproductive health consequences resulting from rape an important topic of research. In this study, we analyze student perceptions of a hypothetical campus rape in which a victim experiences no medical consequences, becomes pregnant, or contracts a sexually transmitted infection (STI) as a result of rape. Students in the sample recommended consistently severe punishment for the perpetrator across all three experimental conditions but viewed victim guilt and responsibility to be greatest for the rape resulting in pregnancy and least for the rape resulting in an STI. Qualitatively, students voiced strong sympathy for the victim due to the STI, yet rarely discussed the impact of pregnancy. We recommend that future research investigate the perceptions, prevalence, and consequences of reproductive health outcomes resulting from campus rape and suggest a reproductive justice framework for doing so.

The Agenda for Social Justice: Solutions for 2016 provides accessible insights into some of the most pressing social problems in the United States and proposes public policy responses to those problems. Written by a highly respected team of authors brought together by the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), it offers recommendations for action by elected officials, policy makers, and the public around key issues for social justice, including a discussion of the role of key issues of sustainability and technology in the development and timbre of future social problems. It will be of interest to scholars, practitioners, advocates, and students interested in public sociology and the study of social problems