Research Guides @ Fordham: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS): Gender-Based Violence

Reference Books

Domestic Violence and Abuse : A Reference Handbook by Laura L. Finley
ABC-CLIO, 2020.
Call number [RH Stacks] HV6626 .F565 2020
Sexual Harassment [electronic resource] : A Reference Handbook by Merril D. Smith
ABC-CLIO, 2020.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

To find books at Fordham, try searching by subject in the library catalog with the following subject headings:

Abused men

Family violence

Intimate partner violence

Rape

Rape as a weapon of war

Rape in universities and colleges--United States

Rape victims

Sex crimes

Sexual abuse victims

Sexual consent

Sexual harassment in the military--United States

Transgender people--Violence against

Women--Violence against

Violence in men

Statistics & Research Reports

Global Database on Violence against Women
Provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on measures undertaken by UN member states to address all forms of violence against women.
FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting
Data collections, tools, and reports on crime collected by the FBI. Includes includes data from more than 18,000 city, university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies.
Violence Prevention - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Reports and resources on violence from a public health perspective.
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP)
Publishes reports on hate violence and intimate partner violence in LGBTQ and HIV-Affected communities. (link via WayBack Machine)
Fast Facts - College Crime
Explanation and links to data sources from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Data
Information about datasets, data tables, tools and dashboards, API and developer tools from the the primary statistical agency of the Department of Justice.

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