In the annual household survey, conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics earlier this year, it was reported that 84 out of 100 incidents of rape or sexual misconduct were reported by women (FiveThirtyEight)
However, adolescent homicide rates in the United States remain unacceptably high, exceeding those of other industrialized countries.4 In 1999, homicide was the second leading cause of death for African American boys aged 10 to 14 years and the leading cause of death for African American boys aged...
Femicide in the United States: A call for legal codification and national surveillance. Front. Public Health 2024, 12, 1338548. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] Disclaimer/Publisher’s Note: The statements, opinions and data contained in all publications are solely those of the individual ...
Domestic violence is a serious problem in Portugal, affecting mainly women. The significant number of femicides in the context of intimate partner violence has been showing not only the severity of the crime, but also the necessity to reinforce strategies to prevent and combat it. Although several...