Contents
Introduction
by Carolyn Rebecca Block

The Help-Seeking of Women Violent Crime Victims:
Findings from the Canadian Violence Against Women Survey
by Catherine Kaukinen

Institutional Anomie and Societal Variations in Crime: A Critical Appraisal
by Gary Jensen

Typologizing Violence:a Blackian Perspective
by Mark Cooney and Scott Phillips

Do Strong Communities Increase Homicide? An Evaluation of the Nisbett-Cohen Thesis
by Craig Rivera, Rebekah Chu and Colin Loftin

Redefining Intimate Partner Violence:
Women's Experiences with Physical Violence and Non-Physical Abuse by Age
by Nancy J. Mezey, Lori A. Post and Christopher D. Maxwell