Violence Prevention

Violence Prevention is an injury prevention discipline that employs science-driven, multi-level ecological interventions—including education, behavior change, policy, and environmental modifications—to reduce the incidence and consequences of intentional violence.

17.4K

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2017–2026

Parents

Injury Prevention

Children

Abuse PreventionBullying PreventionBystander InterventionChild Maltreatment PreventionCommunity Violence PreventionDating Violence PreventionFirearm Violence PreventionGang Violence PreventionHomicide PreventionIntimate Partner Violence Prevention

Publications

17.4K

Violence, Peace, and Peace Research

Johan Galtung · Journal of Peace Research · 1969 · 7.8K citations

Social Sciences, Conflict Studies, Peace Studies +10

Global and regional estimates of violence against women: prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence.

Claudia García‐Moreno, Christina Pallitto, Karen Devries et al. · 2013 · 3.4K citations

Public Health, Community Health, Population Health Sciences +13

Prevalence of intimate partner violence: findings from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence

Claudia García‐Moreno, Henrica A. F. M. Jansen, Mary Ellsberg et al. · The Lancet · 2006 · 3.2K citations

Social Sciences, Community Health, Sociology +13

Behind Closed Doors: Violence in the American Family.

James Boudouris, Murray A. Straus, Richard J. Gelles et al. · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1982 · 3.1K citations

Social Sciences, Social Psychology, Sociology +17

The scope of rape: Incidence and prevalence of sexual aggression and victimization in a national sample of higher education students.

Mary P. Koss, Christine A. Gidycz, Nadine Wisniewski · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · 1987 · 2.3K citations

Social Sciences, Higher Education, Sexual Offenses +15

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Jacquelyn C. Campbell
Johns Hopkins University, United States
78 publications · 7.4K citations
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Rachel Jewkes
South African Medical Research Council, South Africa
84 publications · 9.4K citations
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Dorothy L. Espelage
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
55 publications · 7K citations
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Nancy Glass
Johns Hopkins University, United States
57 publications · 4.7K citations
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Raúl Caetano
Alcohol Research Group, United States
48 publications · 5K citations
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Journal of Interpersonal Violence
1.1K publications · 56.9K citations
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Violence Against Women
VAW · 470 publications · 32.3K citations
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American Journal of Public Health
JPH · 153 publications · 23.4K citations
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PubMed
Repository · 503 publications · 22.6K citations
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Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
89 publications · 22.8K citations
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See also Violence Prevention
Intervention Strategies	Bystander Intervention Primary Prevention Virtual Reality Simulation Life Skills Instruction Cognitive Behavioral Skills Training Secondary Prevention Tertiary Prevention Behavioral Escalation Management Parenting
Risk Factors	Mental Health Substance Use Disorders Poverty Adverse Childhood Experiences Urban Educational Disparities Female Employment Unemployment Housing Instability Social Disorganization Theory Neighborhood Deprivation Family Structure Exposure To Community Violence Psychological Trauma Damages Shared Social Norms
Protective Factors	Social Support Social Skills Coping Skills Resilience Life Skills Instruction
Target Populations	Peer-to-peer Networks