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Web Resource: National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Measuring Intimate Partner (Domestic) Violence

Description: Lists major national surveys with links to the measures as well as links to reports that discuss how intimate partner violence is measured.
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare and contrast the important data sets and self-report survey instruments used in VMIR research.

Video Resource: A Culture of Violence

Description: In the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea, one of the world’s most violent places, nearly every woman has experienced some form of domestic abuse.
Learning Objective: 2-1: Describe the various explanations for VMIR that have been proposed including structural characteristics of intimate relationships, cultural acceptance of violence, the low costs of intimate violence, and the intergenerational transmission of VMIR.

Video Resource: ABC News Former Giants Kicker Sidelined Over Domestic Abuse Scandal

Description: Describes NFL kicker’s alleged physical abuse toward his wife that occurred for several years. NFL also under fire for not handling the consequences appropriately.
Learning Objective: 2-1: Describe the various explanations for VMIR that have been proposed including structural characteristics of intimate relationships, cultural acceptance of violence, the low costs of intimate violence, and the intergenerational transmission of VMIR.

Video Resource: John Hamel: Partner Abuse State of Knowledge

Description: Interview with John Hamel who is the lead of Partner Abuse State of Knowledge (PASK) project and its findings in research.
Learning Objective: 2-4: Identify the various methodological issues relevant in conducting research on VMIR including those related to defining VMIR, establishing cause-and-effect relationships, and research designs.

Video Resource 4: Partner Abuse State of Knowledge (PASK) Findings and Policy Implications

Description: John Hamel provides brief overview of the Partner Abuse State of Knowledge (PASK) project findings. Describes policy implications resulting from the findings.
Learning Objective: 2-4: Identify the various methodological issues relevant in conducting research on VMIR including those related to defining VMIR, establishing cause-and-effect relationships, and research designs.