Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Funding: A nationwide assessment of effects on rape and assault

Violence Against Women

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-185

  Boba, Rachel ^a   Lilley, David ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime reduction; Federal funding; Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL LAW; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; RAPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RAPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 58149513734     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208329146     Document Type: Article

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