From the National Institute of Justice, Victim and Victimization Research Division, the Compendium of Research on Violence Against Women, 1993-2014, is updated annually to give researchers and support providers easier access to recent evidence-based findings.  The Compendium includes an abstract of each grant research study with details on how to find further publications.

Sections of the Compendium include topics such as:

• Justice & Related Systems - Victim Services;
• Definition & Measurement - Development of Risk Assessment Instruments;
• Epidemiology - National Surveys;
• Social and Cultural Context – Drug and Alcohol Use, and Criminal Histories;
• VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) Evaluations.

Access the complete Compendium

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