Violence Against Women: Synthesis of Research for Practitioners

摘要

The purposes of this project are to provide practitioners with information on key findings from scientific research on violence against women, identify knowledge gaps that may be inadvertently filled by unsubstantiated assumptions or beliefs, and increase practitioners awareness of, access to, and ability to use information across the boundaries of professional domains. This report reviews research issues and questions that are common to the work of all audiences for this project. The first section reviews definitions of different forms of violence against women and summarizes what researchers know about their incidence and prevalence. The next section briefly documents the emergence of violence against women as a social, legal, and public health issue. The next section presents a summary of research on risk and contributing factors; it is followed by a review of the consequences associated with violence against women.