Citation

Jasinski JL. J. Interpers. Violence 2005; 20(4): 412-417.

Affiliation

University of Central Florida, FL, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260504267880

PMID

15722495

Abstract

Thirty years after the first national estimates of intimate partner violence were published, the field has reached such a level of maturity that complex questions can be posed and sophisticated research studies can be designed to answer them. Out of this body of research, one of the most important things that researchers have learned is that violence and trauma are experienced in different ways by different individuals and as a result, require different types of prevention and intervention approaches. With this greater understanding of the problems of violence and trauma, together with a commitment to inclusive and practical research, the field is poised to move forward toward the ultimate goal of violence prevention.