Hard lives, mean streets : violence in the lives of homeless women / Jana L. Jasinski [and others]
The first comprehensive assessment of the experience of violence among homeless women.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston : Hanover [N.H.] :
Northeastern University Press ; Published by University Press of New England,
©2010.
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| Series: | Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law.
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Table of Contents:
- Violence, homelessness, and women
- Study participants : Florida's homeless women
- Homelessness and its consequences
- Homeless victims and perpetrators of violence
- Risk factors and routine activities
- The childhood nexus
- Violence as a cause of homelessness among women
- The criminal justice response
- Injury, addiction, and emotional problems
- Conclusions
- Appendix A : Study methodology
- Appendix B : Serious physical abuse items.