100199: Violence Against Women: Identifying Risk Factors

About the Course:

This course summarizes two studies that used different methodologies and samples to determine the extent to which physical and sexual abuse as a child or adolescent contributes to later abuse and victimization.

Author

National Institue of Justice

About the Authors:

Research report based primarily upon two studies:

Jacquelyn W. White and Page Hall Smith conducted a study of victimization and perpetatration of violence among college students.

Jane A. Siegel and Linda M. Williams conducted an analysis of interview data -collected previously- from women with contemporaneously documented histories of child sexual abuse and from a matched comparison group of women with no documented abuse.

Course Objectives:

1. To learn more about risk factors regarding violence against women

2. To examine findings about both victims and perpetrators

3. To become aware of suggestions regarding the devising of prevention strategies