+ Increased risk of intimate partner homicide among California women who purchase handguns
- Author:
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Wintemute, G. J. / Wright, M. A. / Drake, C. M.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Ann Emerg Med
- Topics:
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Crime, Criminology, Domestic Violence, Gender, Homicide, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Firearms, Handgun, intimate violence
In this letter to the editor, the authors expand on results from their previous research of mortality among handgun purchasers in California in 1991 that were followed-up through 1996. They used coroners’...
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+ Batterers' use of guns to threaten intimate partners
- Author:
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Rothman, E. F. / Hemenway, D. / Miller, M. / Azrael, D.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- J Am Med Womens Assoc
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Domestic Violence, Gender, Ownership
- Keywords:
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Legislation & jurisprudence, Massachusetts, Ownership/legislation & jurisprudence/ statistics & numerical data, Risk Factors, Spouse Abuse
Data collected from over 8,000 males enrolled in a certified batterer intervention program in Massachusetts, 1999-2003, were analyzed in an investigation of gun ownership among batterers. Recent gun...
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+ TANF workers' responses to battered women and the impact of brief worker training - What survivors report
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Saunders, D. G. / Holter, M. C. / Pahl, L. C. / Tolman, R. M. / Kenna, C. E.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Violence Against Women
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Domestic Violence, Education/Counseling, Gender, Legislation and Policy, Ownership
- Keywords:
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Domestic Abuse, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
The study reports the results of a program to increase the frequency with which Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF, welfare) caseworkers screen women clients for domestic violence. The authors...
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+ Restraining Orders in California
- Author:
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Sorenson, Susan B. / Haikang, Shen
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Violence Against Women
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Domestic Violence, Ethnicity, Gender, Law Enforcement, State
- Keywords:
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AFRICAN American women, California, RESTRAINING orders, Victims, WOMEN -- Crimes against
In 2003, there were 227,941 active restraining orders against adults in California; most were for domestic violence. Although state law prohibits the purchase or possession of a firearm by persons against...
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+ The Distribution of and Factors Associated With Intimate Terrorism and Situational Couple Violence Among a Population-Based Sample of Urban Women in the United States
- Author:
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Frye, Victoria / Manganello, Jennifer / Campbell, Jacquelyn C. / Walton-Moss, Benita / Wilt, Susan
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Domestic Violence, Gender, Ownership, Urban/Rural
- Keywords:
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FAMILY violence, MENTAL health, MULTIVARIATE analysis, OFFENSES against the person, PSYCHOLOGY, Pathological
The authors analyzed data from interviews of 331 women from 11 U.S. cities who had been physically assaulted by a current or former partner within a two year period. Intimate terrorism was defined as...
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+ Do law restricting access to firearms by domestic violence offenders prevent intimate partner homicide?
- Author:
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Vigdor, Elizabeth Richardson / Mercy, James A.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Evaluation Review
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Domestic Violence, Gender, Homicide, Legislation and Policy, Surveillance/Data Collection, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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CONFISCATIONS, CRIME, FAMILY violence, FIREARMS -- Law & legislation, HOMICIDE
The authors examined counts of intimate partner homicides by state from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Supplementary Homicide Report files for the years 1982 through 2002 in order to analyze the...
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+ Intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa: a cross-sectional study
- Author:
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Mathews S / Abrahams N / Jewkes R / Martin LJ / Lombard C
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Bull World Health Organ
- Topics:
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Domestic Violence, Gender, Homicide, International, Prevention, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Adult, African Continental Ancestry Group, Autopsy, Crime Victims
The authors randomly sampled mortality data from 25 mortuaries across South Africa to identify all homicides committed in 1999 of women over 13 years of age. Among other things, they found that suicide...
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+ Female intimate partner homicide: a population-based study
- Author:
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Moracco, K. E. / Runyan, C. W. / Butts, J. D.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- J Am Med Womens Assoc
- Topics:
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Domestic Violence, Gender, Homicide, Law Enforcement, State
- Keywords:
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Intimate Partner Violence, North Carolina, guns, women
The authors examined the patterns of female intimate partner homicide, the nature of the partner relationships between victims and perpetrators, and the extent of intimate partner violence (IPV) preceding...
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+ Severity of Intimate Partner Abuse Indicators as Perceived by Women in Mexico and the United States
- Author:
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Peek-Asa, C. / Garcia, L. / McArthur, D. / Castro, R.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Women & Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Domestic Violence, Gender, International
- Keywords:
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Adult, Los Angeles, Mexico, Spouse, education
The authors examined how women in Cuernavaca, Mexico and Los Angeles, California perceive various domestic violence indicators’ severity differently, using survey data from 120 women in each country...
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