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Exploring the Intersection of Partner Stalking and Sexual Abuse

NCJ Number
236070
Date Published
July 2011
Length
21 pages
Annotation
This study examined a range of sexually abusive acts women with protective orders against violent partners experienced.
Abstract
This study examined a range of sexually abusive acts women with protective orders against violent partners experienced using three groups: (a) women who never experience stalking or rape by the violent partner; (b) women who experienced stalking but who had never been raped by the violent partner; and (c) women who were stalked and raped by the violent partner. Findings suggest that women in violent relationships experienced a wide range of sexually abusive experiences and that there is a significant association of partner stalking and partner sexual abuse beyond rape. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. (Published Abstract)

Date Published: July 1, 2011