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Violence in Intimate Relationships

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Research into the problem of violence between intimates in heterosexual relationships has been fraught with debate and controversy since it began in the 1970s.1 Debates touch on almost all areas of the research process and have also characterized the areas of social and legal policies regarding appropriate and effective forms of intervention. Some of the more important issues concern the nature of adequate definitions and explanations of the violence itself, appropriate research methodologies for investigating violence, and establishing its extent and distribution within societies as well as the severity of its consequences for the individuals concerned and the nature of meaningful and effective responses to victims and perpetrators (involving criminal justice, social services, health care services, and/or informal, voluntary or community networks or support systems).

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