+ 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
- Author:
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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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+ Understanding and informing policy implementation - A case study of the domestic violence provisions of the Maryland Gun Violence Act
- Author:
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Frattaroli, S. / Teret, S. P.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Evaluation Review
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Domestic Violence, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Ownership, State
- Keywords:
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Batterers, Gun removal laws, Household Gun, possession
The authors assessed the implementation of the 1996 Maryland Gun Violence Act. Data came from interviews with key judicial and law enforcement actors, observations of protective order hearings, and documents...
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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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+ Gun possession among Massachusetts batterer intervention program enrollees
- Author:
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Rothman, E. F. / Johnson, R. M. / Hemenway, D.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Evaluation Review
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Domestic Violence, Ownership, State
- Keywords:
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Batterers, Massachusetts, Risk Factors, possession
The authors surveyed Massachusetts men enrolled in batterer intervention programs as to the prevalence of guns in the home in order to estimate the prevalence of and risk markers for gun possession....
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+ A better way to disarm batterers
- Author:
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Lininger, T.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Hastings Law Journal
- Topics:
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Domestic Violence, Gun Carrying, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Ownership, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Brady law, domestic abuser, firearm regulation, sentencing guidelines, statute
The author discussed two underutilized statutes, namely 18 U.S.C. ยง 922(g), enacted in 1994, which prohibits the possession of a firearm by a person who is subject to a restraining order meeting certain...
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