Attitudes toward men's violence against women shape both the perpetration of violence
against women and responses to this violence by the victim and others around her. For …

Several theories have been developed to provide a conceptual understanding of intimate
partner violence (IPV) episodes. Although each of these theories has found some degree of …

Efforts to engage men and boys in preventing men's violence against women are gaining
momentum around the world. Men and boys are becoming involved as participants in …

In this fully updated and revised new edition of his landmark study of violence in and around
contemporary sport, Kevin Young offers a comprehensive sociological analysis of an issue …

In the fourth edition of Essential Criminology, authors Mark M. Lanier, Stuart Henry, and
Desire. M. Anastasia build upon this best-selling critical review of criminology, which has …

The prevention of teen dating violence is a major public health priority. However, the dearth
of longitudinal studies makes it difficult to develop programs that effectively target salient risk …

Akers' social learning theory is one of the most recognized criminological theories because
of its comprehensiveness and strong empirical support. Recent research that has applied …

Just as with other forms of abuse such as bullying, dating violence is no longer limited to
physical spaces. Several forms of dating violence can also be perpetrated by means of …

Akers' social learning theory (SLT) is one of the predominate theories of criminal behavior;
moreover, its empirical validity has been consistently supported by the extant research …

Background: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), also known as domestic violence, spousal
abuse, and relationship violence, among other names, is becoming a widely recognized …