2To strengthen our understanding of rape and sexual violence, and ultimately prevent it, we need to ensure that the research undertaken is both priority driven and carried out in such a way that it provides a sound practical and empirical basis for interventions/programmes, policy and advocacy

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Sexual violence is a violation of human rights and a serious public health problem. It has a profound impact on physical and mental health, both immediately and many years after the assault. Sexual violence is defined as: “any sexual act, attempt to obtain a sexual act, unwanted sexual comments

Five senior researchers were invited by the journal editor Sherry Hamby to join a panel to identify the best violence research articles published in 2013. Each member of the panel describes how they methodically selected 2 articles that they believe represent the best violence research from

Since the 1970s, researchers and public health and/or social policy commu-nities have devoted increasing attention to family violence. Although offi-cially reported crime figures for family violence appear to be declining, rates continue to be high in broadly defined racial and/or ethnic minority

A growing body of empirical research has demonstrated that intimate partner violence is not a unitary phenomenon and that types of domestic violence can be differentiated with respect to partner dynamics, context, and con-sequences. Four patterns of violence are described: Coercive Controlling

Preventing child abuse and interpersonal violence in low- and middle-income countries Estimates suggest that up to 40 million children under age 14 experience abuse or neglect each 1-3 year around the world. In a study of 12,000 mothers in five developing countries, as many as half reported hitting

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of conflicts classified as ethnic (Brubaker and Laitin 1998). Most research has focused on the causes of ethnic civil wars (Fearon and Laitin 1999). We know far less about the dynamics of civil war violence per se. First, I introduce three conceptual distinctions: (a) between “violence ” and “(violent

Research ethics is always important. However, it is especially crucial with sensitive research topics such as family violence. The aim of this article is to describe and discuss some crucial issues regarding intimate partner violence and child maltreatment, based on the authors ’ own research