| Abstrakt: |
Violence against women, specifically intimate partner violence, has recently been examined from an ecological perspective. Since the mid 1990s, a growing body of literature has examined intimate partner violence using social disorganization theory. Previous research has examined the effects of concentrated disadvantage and collective efficacy on intimate partner violence for females and males, as well as, mutual partner violence. The main focus of this study is to provide a fuller picture of the community structural factors and community social process factors that influence the likelihood of intimate partner violence against previously abused women. Using the Community Crime Prevention and Intimate Violence in Chicago, 1995-1998 data, I will examine the mediating effects of community social processes, such as informal social control, organizational involvement and community connections, on intimate partner violence, both of which have been less examined in relation to non-lethal, repeat intimate partner violence against women. The theoretical and policy implications of the findings are discussed and suggestions are made concerning future research in this area. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
