Understanding the Links Between Violence Against Women and Women's Participation in Illegal Activity, Final Report

摘要

In October of 1999, NIJ funded this study entitled Understanding the Links between Violence Against Women and Women's Participation in Illegal Activity. It was an exploratory study designed to advance the field of violence research and the scholarship on women's involvement in illegal activities and their subsequent incarceration by looking at the dynamic interaction between experiences and by focusing on an understudied group: women of color from low-income communities. By focusing on this population, the results were able to illuminate the specific experiences of women who are most neglected in the current research on violence against women, and therefore advance the knowledge on topics related to violence against women and crime. This study will begin with a review of the study design, including modifications approved by NIJ. Presentation of the quantitative findings will be followed by the qualitative results. In the discussion section, a conceptual framework that emerged from the analysis will be discussed, and the report will conclude with recommendations for shifts in intervention strategies, policy reform and further research.