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Adolescent Sex Offenders
This paper gives a brief overview of adolescent sexual offenses and focuses on the extent of the problem, general characteristics of offenders, and possible measures that can be taken to prevent this type of crime.
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Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Health Canada
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January 01, 1990
Prostitution and Sex Crimes
This paper examines the frequency of rape and homicide rates in relation to the availability of prostitution.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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The Independent Institute
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April 08, 2004
The Impact of Violence on Mental Health: A Guide to the Literature
This paper gives an overview of the the various types of violence and abuse (child, spousal, elder), and discusses the impact of violence on mental health including increased fear and aggressiveness, depression, and suicide.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Health Canada
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February 01, 1995
A Profile of Criminal Victimization: Results of the 1999 General Social Survey
The purpose of this report is to provide an in-depth analysis of the findings of the 1999 criminal victimization General Social Survey (GSS) ...
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Statistics Canada
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August 01, 2001
Victim Services in Canada, 2005/2006
This study examines the services offered to victims of crime and those who use these services.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Statistics Canada
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October 2007
Violence in the Lives of Children
This paper provides a broad overview of the amount and type of violence children experience in their everyday lives.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Child Trends
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August 2003
Crime Statistics in Canada, 2006
Using information from police-reported crime data through the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, this paper reports that the crime rate has continued to drop and is at the lowest level in 25 years.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Canadian Centre for Justice Statistic, Statistics Canada
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July 2007
Violence in the Lives of Children
This brief provides a broad overview of violence in the lives of children, examining data on the influence of media violence, fighting, severe spanking, suicide contemplation, domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Child Trends
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August 2003
Marriage: The Safest Place for Women and Children
Using the 1999 United States findings from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), this paper finds that mothers who are single are more likely to be victims of abuse and violent crime.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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The Heritage Foundation
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April 01, 2002
Impacts and Consequences of Victimization, GSS 2004
This study reports that nearly three out of ten Canadians over the age of 15 were victimized in the year leading up to the 2004 General Social Survey on victimization.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Statistics Canada
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March 2007
Criminal Victimization in the Workplace 2004
This study examines the extent, nature and aftermath of workplace victimization.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Statistics Canada
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February 2007
Wife Abuse
This paper explores different forms of wife abuse such as verbal, physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, as well as factors which contribute to domestic violence.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Health Canada
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September 01, 1995
The Invisible Boy: Revisioning the Victimization of Male Children and Teens
This paper takes a comprehensive look at the abuse, assault, and victimization of boys.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Health Canada
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1996
Dating Violence
This paper briefly discusses dating violence, breaking it down into sexual assault, and physical and emotional abuse.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Health Canada
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May 22, 1995
Child-Pornography Possessors Arrested in Internet-Related Crimes: Findings From the National Juvenile Online Victimization Study
This report provides estimates of the number of arrests for child pornography possession in the United States, particularly in connection with internet-related sex crimes.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
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2005
Offenders Incarcerated for Crimes Against Juveniles
This bulletin examines the characteristics of, and types of crimes committed by, offenders who have been incarcerated for the violent victimization of minors.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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December 2001
Unspoken Crimes: Sexual Assault in Rural America
This paper reviews data relating to the prevalence of sexual assault in rural America, and discusses characteristics of rural communities that discourage women from reporting incidents of assault.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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National Sexual Violence Resource Center
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2003
Global Perspectives on Sexual Violence: Findings from the World Report on Violence and Health
This report outlines the findings of the World Health Organization's World Report on Violence and Health relating to sexual violence around the world.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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National Sexual Violence Research Center
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2004
Risk Factors for Youth Victimization: Beyond a Lifestyles/Routine Activities Theory Approach
This article discusses non-lifestyle-related factors that may place certain youth at a greater risk of violent victimization than others.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Springer Publishing Company
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1996
Varieties of Nonfamily Abduction of Children and Adolescents
This paper examines the distinction between 'stereotypical' abductions, in which children are kidnapped by strangers and kept for a long period of time, and 'legal-definition' abductions, which usually are characterized by forcible sexual assault or occur in a context of violence.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Criminal Justice and Behavior
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September 1995
Sexual Victimization Among a National Probability Sample of Adolescent Women
This article explores the prevalence and predictors of forced sexual intercourse and sexual revictimization among adolescents in middle and high school.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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The Allan Guttmacher Institute
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November/December 2004
What Lies Behind the Hidden Figure of Sexual Assault? Issues of Prevalence and Disclosure
This report examines factors that may affect statistics relating to sexual assault.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
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September 2003
Just "Keeping the Peace": A Reluctance to Respond to Male Partner Sexual Violence
This article examines attitudes towards rape within marriage in Australia, and highlights legal changes that have begun to address this form of sexual violence.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Australian Institute of Family Studies, Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
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March 2004
Responding to Sexual Assault in Rural Communities
This paper reviews existing research relating to sexual assault in rural communities in Australia, and discusses the particular challenges faced both by non-urban victims of assault and those who try to help them.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
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June 2004
Family Violence and Sexual Assault in Indigenous Communities: "Walking the Talk"
This paper provides an overview of existing research relating to the prevalence, causes, nature, and consequences of sexual assault and family violence in Indigenous communities in Australia.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
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September 2004
Alcohol and Sexual Assault
This article discusses the prevalence of sexual assault in the US and examines the role alcohol plays in such offenses.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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athealth.com
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2001
Pornography's Effects on Adult and Child
This paper discusses pornography's negative effects on both adults and children, including addiction, desensitization, and escalation of sexual behaviours.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Morality in Media
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2001
Pornography and Sexual Violence
This paper studies the correlation between the use of pornography and the commission of sexually violent offenses.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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National Electronic Network on Violence Against Women
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July 2004
The Dangers of Pornography? A Review of the Effects Literature
This paper highlights some of the effects of pornography, including desensitization, increased aggression, and catharsis.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Annenberg School for Communication: University of Pennsylvania
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March 2000
The Pornography Plague
This paper discusses pornography and the negative psychological and social effects of viewing such material.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Probe Ministries International
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1997
Juveniles Who Have Sexually Offended: A Review of the Professional Literature
This paper discusses social and cognitive development, family history, sexual knowledge and experiences, and mental health problems of youth who commit sexual offenses.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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March 2001
Sex Differences in Violent Victimization, 1994
This report examines differences between males and females in terms of the rates of victimization, the types of victimization they experience, and the victim-offender relationship.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
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September 1997
Violence by Intimates: Analysis of Data on Crimes by Current or Former Spouses, Boyfriends, and Girlfriends
This report describes some trends in the incidence of intimate partner violence, examines the characteristics of the victims and perpetrators of these types of crimes, and looks at victims' responses to intimate partner violence.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs
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March 1998
Characteristics of Crimes Against Juveniles
This report provides information on the incidence of criminal victimization among juveniles, the types of offenses committed against them, and the characteristics of the perpetrators.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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June 2000
Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey
This report provides information on the incidence and prevalence of rape, physical assault and stalking based on the results of the National Violence Against Women Survey.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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National Institute of Justice
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November 2000
Sexual Assault of Young Children As Reported to Law Enforcement: Victim, Incident and Offender Characteristics
This paper looks at various characteristics of child sexual assault, such as the typical times and locations that this crime occurs.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
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July 2000
The Sexual Victimization of College Women
This paper examines the prevalence and characteristics of rape and other forms of sexual assault on college campuses.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice
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December 2000
Violence in the Workplace, 1993-1999
This report uses data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) to provide information about the prevalence and nature of sexual assault, rape, physical assault, robbery and homicide in the workplace.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs
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December 2001
Statutory Rape: When Adults Prey Sexually Upon Children
This paper discusses the sexual abuse of children and the relationship between statutory rape and teenage pregnancy.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Massachusetts Family Institute
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October 1998
Public Education - A Delegation by Parents, R. v. Audet, Supreme Court of Canada [1996] 2 section C.R. 171
This paper summarizes and comments on the case in which a teacher was found not guilty of sexual offence against a 14 year old student as she was not his student when the offence took place.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Centre for Cultural Renewal
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1997 (decision date)
Fear in the Classroom: Sunshine Coast School District No. 46 v. Sunshine Coast Teachers' Assn
This paper summarizes and comments on a case of alleged sexual misconduct in which a teacher was dismissed from his position in a manner that presumed his guilt.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Centre for Cultural Renewal
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June 24, 1998 (decision date)
Violence in Aboriginal Communities
This chapter, from the book "The Path to Healing," explores the nature, causes, and effects of domestic violence in aboriginal communities.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Health Canada
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March 1994
Rape
This paper examines the myths and realities of rape and sexual assault, including beliefs concerning the nature of rape, characteristics of rapists, and the impact of rape on women.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Australia Institute of Criminology
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October 1992
Rohypnol and GHB
This fact sheet describes two central nervous system depressants, Rohypnol and GHB.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
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March 2005
Internet-initiated Sex Crimes against Minors: Implications for Prevention Based on Findings from a National Study
This article examines sex crimes committed against minors by people they meet in online encounters.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Elsevier Inc.
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May 29, 2004
Reducing Intimate Partner Abuse: A Look at National, State, and Local Strategies for Prevention of Domestic Violence
This paper analyzes the different national, state, and local strategies that exist in the United States to prevent physical, sexual, and psychological abuse and battery.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
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April 08, 2002
Sibling Incest Offenders as a Subset of Adolescent Sexual Offenders
This paper discusses the nature of sibling incest and compares it to other adolescent sexual offenses, focusing on offense dynamics, family background, and the psychological traits of the offenders.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Australian Institute of Criminology
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May 01, 2003
Canadian Crime Statistics 1997
The report contains tables and data on police reported crime statistics, homicide offence statistics, information on police personnel and expenditures, victimization surveys, and crime statistics in Canada from 1962 to 1997.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Statistics Canada
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December 01, 1998
Sexual Assault Against Females
This fact sheet discusses the nature of sexual assault, its prevalence, and its effect on women and their mental and emotional health outcomes.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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May 14, 2003
Swallowing the Hurt: Exploring the Links Between Anorexia, Bulemia, and Violence Against Women and Girls
This paper examines the connection between eating disorders and violence against females, and finds that there is a strong link between experiences of violence and the onset of food disorders in women and girls.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Health Canada
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October 01, 2001
Canadian Crime Statistics- 2000
This document provides a statistical summary (tables and data) of police-reported crime in Canada between the years 1962 through 2000.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Statistics Canada
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December 01, 2001
Survey of Sexual Assault Survivors
This paper discusses interview results with sexually assaulted women, and reveals their reasons for or against reporting the crime, their feelings on counselling, and their experiences with the justice system.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Department of Justice Canada
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October 01, 2000
Alcohol and
This brief paper explores the relationship between drinking and spousal or intimate partner violence, and discusses the prevalence, nature, and consequences of alcohol-related violence.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Home Office
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2004
Young Women’s Degree of Control over First Intercourse: An Exploratory Analysis
This study investigated the wantedness of young women's first sexual encounter and the extent to which that encounter was voluntary.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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February 01, 1998
Sexual Violence in Australia
This paper discusses the definition of sexual violence, its effects, characteristics of sexual assault and abuse victims, and statistics on sex offenders.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Australian Institute of Criminology
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2001
Canadians and the Judicial System
This survey asked Canadians about their attitudes towards the judicial system and found that the majority of Canadians thought the system needed to be stricter in many areas.
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Category:
Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
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Canadian Press/Leger Marketing
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2003
Private Schools Safer for Teachers and Students
This article compares public schools and private schools in terms of their rates of violence against students and teachers.
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