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Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men: Findings from a National Survey

June 2016

This seminar provides the first set of estimates from a national large-scale survey of violence against women and men who identified themselves as American Indian or Alaska Native using detailed behaviorally specific questions on psychological aggression, coercive control and entrapment, physical violence, stalking, and sexual violence. These results are expected to raise awareness and understanding of violence experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native people.

Cory Nelson

Title
Lieutenant; 2015 NIJ LEADS Law Enforcement Officer

Prior Research on Intimate Partner Violence Victims' Services

Prior Research on Intimate Partner Violence Victims' Services
ClassificationStudyResearch QuestionMethodsFindingsLimitations
Multiple TreatmentsBennett, Riger, Schewe, Howard and Wasco, 2004The effectiveness of hotline, advocacy, counseling and shelter services for domestic violence victimsUsing cluster evaluation, evaluated one fiscal year's worth of data from 54 programs serving victims of domestic violence.Overall, effectiveness in all areas was supported; however, improvements in...