Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men
Keyword
Alaska NativesAmerican Indians
domestic violence
intimate partner violence (IPV)
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS)
sexual assault
stalking
victims of crime
violence
violence against women
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More than four in five American Indian and Alaska Native women and men have experienced violence in their lifetime, and more than one in three experienced violence in the past year, according to a new report from an NIJ-funded study. The study, part of NIJ's research program on violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women, looked at how prevalent psychological aggression and physical violence by intimate partners, stalking, and sexual violence were among American Indian and Alaska Native women and men. It also examined the perpetrators' race and the impact of the violence.Description
Information generated by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, is in the public domain (http://www.nij.gov/publications/pages/reuse-policy.aspx). The Justice Center at University of Alaska Anchorage gratefully acknowledges the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, for allowing us to reproduce, in part or in whole, the article "Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men" by André B. Rosay. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.Table of Contents
Violence Against Women / Violence Against Men / Who Are the Perpetrators? / How Does the Violence Affect Victims? / Differences Between Two National Surveys / Addressing the Problem / Examining Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native WomenDate
2016-09Source
National Institute of Justice JournalPublisher
U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of JusticeType
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Rosay, André B. (2016). "Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men." National Institute of Justice Journal 277: 38–45 (Sep 2016). NCJ 249822.Collections
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