Contrary to popular perceptions that immigration increases crime, the research literature
demonstrates that immigration generally serves a protective function, reducing crime. This …

Some groups of women are more vulnerable to intimate partner violence (IPV) due to
particular risks and/or experiences: women with disabilities, elderly women, and immigrant …

Using an intersectional framework, this article discusses the barriers to social services that
Latina victims of intimate partner violence encounter, a drastically underdeveloped area of …

Research project RP. 14.02 This state of knowledge paper examines a broad range of
national and international research to present the current knowledge about family violence …

Research on domestic violence documents the particular vulnerability of immigrant women
due to reasons including social isolation, language barriers, lack of awareness about …

Despite the growing population of immigrant women in the United States and their greater
vulnerability to intimate partner violence (IPV), there are no culturally competent instruments …

Immigrant women face numerous, and sometimes insurmountable, barriers in reporting and
seeking services for intimate partner violence (IPV). A number of these obstacles relate to …

This research examined the impact of network participation, social support, and social
control on the violence victimization of female marriage migrants by a spouse. Data were …

Immigrants are at a higher risk of domestic violence (DV) victimization due to their unique
positionality in the United States. The goal of this sco** review is to examine the extent to …

Over the last two decades, immigrant and refugee integration service agencies in Canada
have been incorporating a focus on resiliency in their work and hold “fostering resilience” as …