Building a Solid Foundation for Sexual Violence Research: Applying Lessons Learned to Inform Research Priorities

Violence Against Women

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 737-755

  Backes, Bethany L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

federal research; sexual assault; sexual violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEDERAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RAPE; RESEARCH; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; VIOLENCE;

FEDERAL RESEARCH; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SEXUAL VIOLENCE;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RAPE; RESEARCH; SOCIAL JUSTICE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84883621003     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801213494704     Document Type: Article

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