Violence in the United States
This section of Chapter 4, "Violence in the United States," discusses the process by which crime statistics are collected and the U.S. governmental agencies that monitor cases of violence. The site below provides statistics about crimes and victims. Additionally, one can access data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports and obtain Bureau of Justice statistics at this governmental Web site.
Visit the U.S. Department of Justice web site
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Major Types of Violence and Abuse
This section of Chapter 4 discusses major forms of violence. The site below provides information about the National Organization of Women's advocacy efforts to stop violence against women.
Visit the NOW and Violence Against Women web site
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Major Types of Violence and Abuse
This section of Chapter 4 discusses various types of violence. The site shown below is sponsored by the Family Violence Prevention Fund, a national non-profit organization that focuses on domestic violence education, prevention, and public policy reform. Its Web site includes facts about domestic violence, personal stories from survivors of domestic violence, and links to other domestic violence sites.
Visit the The Family Violence Prevention Fund web site
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Major Types of Violence and Abuse
This section of Chapter 4 discusses various types of violence. The Web site below is sponsored by the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The site is a search engine for the violence literature database, particularly youth violence. It also provides violence facts and statistics as well as links to related resources on the Internet.
Visit the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence web site
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Major Types of Violence and Abuse
This section of Chapter 4 discusses various types of violence and abuse. The site below is sponsored by the federal Administration on Aging. Click on the "Elder Abuse" box to find information about elder abuse, including how to report cases of suspected elder abuse, and links to related sites.
Visit the Elder Abuse web site
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Preventing and Avoiding Violence
This section of Chapter 4 discusses ways to reduce the risk of violence. The site below is sponsored by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA. The site provides information on national efforts to prevent violence, violence statistics, as well as fact sheets on efforts to prevent family and intimate violence, youth violence, and firearm injuries.
Visit the Division of Violence Prevention web site
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