Neighborhoods and Intimate Partner Violence: A Decade in Review

Authors

Emily M. Wright, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Gillian M. Pinchevsky, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Min Xie, University of Maryland

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-15-2021

Publication Title

Feminist Criminology

First page number:

1

Last page number:

14

Abstract

© The Author(s) 2021. We consider the broad developments that have occurred over the past decade regarding our knowledge of how neighborhood context impacts intimate partner violence (IPV). Research has broadened the concept of “context” beyond structural features such as economic disadvantage, and extended into relationships among residents, collective “action” behaviors among residents, cultural and gender norms. Additionally, scholars have considered how the built environment might foster (or regulate) IPV. We now know more about the direct, indirect, and moderating ways that communities impact IPV. We encourage additional focus on the policy implications of the research findings.

Keywords

Communities and victimization; Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence; Neighborhood context; Theory

Disciplines

Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence

Language

English

Repository Citation

Wright, E., Pinchevsky, G., Xie, M. (2021). Neighborhoods and Intimate Partner Violence: A Decade in Review. Feminist Criminology 1-14.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557085120987632