This report expands on the work of an earlier National Research Council panel
whose report, Understanding Violence Against Women, was published in 1996. The
report is based on the presentations and deliberations of a workshop convened in
January 2002, at the request of Congress, to develop a detailed research agenda
on violence against women. While some of the research recommendations in the
earlier report have been funded and carried out, the workshop demonstrated that
important gaps remain. For example, prevalence and incidence data are still inadequate
to measure trends or to reveal whether interventions being designed under
federal programs are, in fact, working. Among its primary recommendations, the
committee underscored the importance of strengthening the data and research
infrastructure in this area, especially the need for better prevalence data and longitudinal
data to determine the causes of violent victimization of women and the impact
of interventions.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
2 Nature and Scope of Violence Against Women
3 Social Ecological Risks of Violence Against Women
4 Prevention and Deterrence
5 Identifying and Treating Offenders
6 The Future of Research on Violence Against Women: Final Thoughts
References
Appendix A: Biographical Sketches
Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
Appendix C: Commissioned Papers