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Violent crime

The Role of Place in Shaping Contraceptive Use among Women in Africa

K. Miriam Elfstrom, Rob Stephenson

The Statistics of Urban Scaling and Their Connection to Zipf’s Law

Andres Gomez-Lievano, HyeJin Youn, Luís M. A. Bettencourt

The Power Laws of Violence against Women: Rescaling Research and Policies

Karolin E. Kappler, Andreas Kaltenbrunner

First Is Best

Dana R. Carney, Mahzarin R. Banaji

Divergent Effects of Beliefs in Heaven and Hell on National Crime Rates

Azim F. Shariff, Mijke Rhemtulla

Prospective Study of Rape Perpetration by Young South African Men: Incidence & Risk Factors

Rachel Jewkes, Mzikazi Nduna, Nwabisa Jama Shai, Kristin Dunkle

Race and the Fragility of the Legal Distinction between Juveniles and Adults

Aneeta Rattan, Cynthia S. Levine, Carol S. Dweck, Jennifer L. Eberhardt

Perceptions and Experiences of Research Participants on Gender-Based Violence Community Based Survey: Implications for Ethical Guidelines

Yandisa Sikweyiya, Rachel Jewkes

Magnitude and Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence against Women and Its Outcome in Southwest Ethiopia

Kebede Deribe, Biruk Kebede Beyene, [ ... ], Alemayehu Amberbir

Factors Associated with Sexual Violence against Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgendered Individuals in Karnataka, India

Souradet Y. Shaw, Robert R. Lorway, [ ... ], James F. Blanchard

A Novel Approach to Determining Violence Risk in Schizophrenia: Developing a Stepped Strategy in 13,806 Discharged Patients

Jay P. Singh, Martin Grann, [ ... ], Seena Fazel

Gender Inequity Norms Are Associated with Increased Male-Perpetrated Rape and Sexual Risks for HIV Infection in Botswana and Swaziland

Kate Shannon, Karen Leiter, [ ... ], Sheri D. Weiser

Sexual Risk Behaviours and Sexual Abuse in Persons with Severe Mental Illness in Uganda: A Qualitative Study

Patric Lundberg, Eva Johansson, [ ... ], Anna Thorson

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