Compendium of Research on Violence Against Women, 1993-Present
July 2011This regularly updated compendium lists and briefly describes all of the projects funded under NIJ's Violence Against Women and Family Violence Program.
Download the complete Compendium (pdf, 189 pages) or by section:
- Category A: Justice & Related Systems (pdf, 75 pages). Subtopics include:
- Advocacy
- Arrest and Prosecution
- Offender Interventions
- Courts & the Criminal Justice System
- Courts & the Civil Justice System
- Forensic and Investigative Methods
- Protection Orders
- Policy and Legislation
- Victim Services
- Category B: Definition & Measurement (pdf, 11 pages). Subtopics include:
- Development of Risk Assessment Instruments
- Context, Meaning and Motive
- Category C: Epidemiology (pdf, 18 pages). Subtopics include:
- National Surveys
- Databases
- Secondary Data Analysis of National Surveys Examining Risk Factors for Violence Against Women
- Risk Factors for Homicide and Serious Injury
- Category D: Social and Cultural Context (pdf, 44 pages). Subtopics include:
- Specific Populations
- VAW and Welfare
- Domestic Violence and Children
- Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
- Drug and Alcohol Use, and Criminal Histories
- Context and Life Course
- Category E: Trafficking in Persons (pdf, 8 pages)
- Category F: VAWA Evaluations (pdf, 15 pages)
- Category G: Synthesis of Existing Information (pdf, 5 pages)
- Category H: NIJ Jointly Funded Projects (pdf, 9 pages)
- Category I: Teen Dating Violence (pdf, 8 pages)