Even in cases where a rape has clearly taken place, traditional beliefs and assumptions about masculinity can cause both witnesses and victims to be uncertain about reporting it, according to new research conducted at Binghamton ...
Sep 5, 2018
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A new UH experiment takes an unconventional look at the treatment for domestic violence, otherwise known as intimate partner violence (IPV), by focusing on changing the perpetrators' psychological abuse during arguments rather ...
Jul 31, 2012
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Describing criminals and criminal activities with animal metaphors leads to more retaliation against perpetrators by inducing the perception that they're likely to continue engaging in violence, a new Aggressive Behavior ...
Aug 4, 2014
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A notable number of assaults of males are perpetrated by more than one unknown attacker, new data from Flinders University shows.
Jul 4, 2018
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Child sexual abuse is committed by strangers more than one-quarter of the time. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden reviewed the records of 196 men who had been convicted of child sexual abuse ...
Oct 22, 2012
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Intimate partner homicide among teens does occur and 90 percent of the victims are girls, according to a new study in JAMA Pediatrics.
Apr 15, 2019
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Domestic abuse is a major health and social issue that affects the lives of millions of people, most of them women, across the world. Our recent research shows that programmes to help abusers are proving to be effective in ...
Dec 22, 2017
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Filicide, the killing of a child by their parent or caregiver, is estimated to account for 18 to 25% of family homicide cases in Australia. Filicide often involves multiple victims and has a devastating effect on both families ...
Nov 2, 2017
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Over the past few weeks, there has been increasing awareness of the heightened risk of family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 28, 2020
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Identifying perpetrators of domestic and family violence is critical to ending violence against women.
Feb 2, 2023
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