RE: Forwarded re Jonesboro hate crimes
Robert McIntosh (McIntosR@nwrel.org)
Mon, 30 Mar 1998 16:43:06 -0800
Does anyone out there have statistics on dating and domestic violence
broken down by ethnicity?
Robert McIntosh <McIntosR@nwrel.org>
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> Research and statistics on intimate partner and dating violence
> demonstrate that male violence against women is deeply woven into
> American culture. For example, a November 1997 Department of Justice
> study of stalking reported several key findings, among them: (1) 59%
> of female stalking victims are stalked by a current or former intimate
> partner, (2) in 80% of these case, the female victims were physically
> assaulted by their partners, (3) women are twice as likely as men to
> be stalked by an intimate partner, and (4) 87% of stalkers are men.
> Other researchers report that men who believe they are entitled to
> their relationship with their female partners will typically
> characterize the women's departure as an ultimate betrayal which
> justifies violent retaliation. (Saunders & Browne, 1990; Dutton,
> 1988; Bernard et al. 1982).
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