Violence Against Women: An International Perspective
- ISBN-10
- 0387732047
- ISBN-13
- 9780387732046
- Series
- Violence Against Women
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-11-23
- Publisher
- Springer Science & Business Media
- Authors
- Holly Johnson, Natalia Ollus, Sami Nevala
Description
This is an international, comparative survey which interviews random samples of women about their experiences with male violence. The authors form a management team for the International Violence Against Women Survey (IVAWS). The primary objective of IVAWS is to investigate the level and nature of victimization of women in a number of countries worldwide This work builds on the international network and experience of the European Institute of Crime Prevention and Control (HUENI).
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