{"id":8505,"date":"2012-10-11T15:52:22","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T21:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=8505"},"modified":"2018-01-06T17:28:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-07T00:28:21","slug":"domestic-violence-prevention-is-focus-of-october-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=8505","title":{"rendered":"Domestic violence prevention is focus of October events"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Katie Kaukinen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Katie Kaukinen, associate professor, School of Public Affairs, will share the results of her research into domestic violence at a noon Oct. 22 presentation, \u201cThe Changing Extent, Nature and Context of Intimate Partner Violence\u201d in Dwire 204.<\/p>\n

Kaukinen will explain data taken from the National Crime Victimization Survey and the National Crime and the National Violence Against Women Survey. She will focus on the trends indicated by the data as well as explain the role economic variables play in shaping a woman\u2019s risk of becoming a victim of violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecent declines in intimate partner violence in the early 1990s have provided for optimism,\u201d Kaukinen said. \u201cYet, for many women and their children, violence by an intimate partner continues to be a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kaukinen’s presentation is part of a month-long series of events designed to draw attention to domestic violence. Other remaining events in October include:<\/p>\n