| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 153 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Criminal justice: recent scholarship
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Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-149) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Extent of sexual assault, physical assault, and stalking -- Violence against women and negative health outcomes : physical and psychological wellbeing -- Research strategy for conducting analyses -- Explanation of results -- Summary of findings : prevalence of violence by victim-offender relationship and the victim-offender relationship impact on women's health -- Discussion of results, study limitation, and research implications -- Appendices -- References -- Index. |
| Summary |
Using data from the National Violence Against Women Study (NVAWS) and general strain theory (GST) as a theoretical basis, Stewart explores the impact of the victim-offender relationship on psychological and physical health and wellbeing for the crimes of rape, stalking, and physical assault. She asks two questions: first, what is the prevalence of violence against women by victim-offender relationship? and, second, what is the effect of the victim-offender relationship on health outcomes? Findings indicate that a variety of perpetrators are responsible for violence against women. Additionally, |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women -- Violence against -- United States.
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Women -- Violence against. |
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United States. |
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Victims of crimes -- United States -- Psychology.
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Victims of crimes. |
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Psychology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Stewart, Megan Colleen, 1980- Violence against women 9781593327262 (DLC) 2013050532 (OCoLC)861774741 |
| ISBN |
9781593327545 (electronic book) |
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1593327544 (electronic book) |
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9781593327262 |
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1593327269 |
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