This webinar details a recent study examining whether domestic violence firearm restriction laws were associated with reductions in intimate partner homicide and firearm intimate partner homicide in Black and White populations, separately.
Most stakeholders agree domestic abuse is a problem. Many agree the need to assess for abuse risk is important. Some value the usefulness of objective risk assessment measures. But what if all stakeholders worked to merge objective risk assessments and victim risk perceptions to solidify safety? During this process, additional research is needed to understand … Continued
Factsheet on domestic violence and the Black community.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual violence (SV) are drivers of women’s morbidity and mortality in urban environments yet remain among the most underreported crimes in the USA. Twenty-six in-depth interviews were conducted with women who experienced past-year IPV or SV, to explore structural and community influences on police contact in Baltimore, MD. Results indicate … Continued
Although various types of intimate partner violence (IPV) tend to co-occur, risk factors of each type of IPV may differ. At the same time, most of the existing literature on risk factors of IPV among minorities has used a cross-sectional design and has focused on physical rather than sexual IPV. We conducted the current study … Continued