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Family violence in Canada : a statistical profile, 2007 edited by Lucie Ogrodnik

By: Ogrodnik, Lucie.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Statistics Canada, 2007Description: 48 pages; 28 cm.ISSN: 1209-6393.Subject(s): DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | ELDER ABUSE | HOMICIDE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | PARENTAL ABUSE | SIBLING ABUSE | STATISTICS | SUICIDE | YOUNG PEOPLE | STATISTICS | CANADA | FAMILY VIOLENCE | CHILD ABUSEOnline resources: Access the website
Contents:
1. Spousal homicide or attempts and prior police contact for spousal abuse / Lucie Ogrodnik -- 2. Family violence against children and youth / Jodi-Anne Brzozowski - 3. Family violence against older adults / Hannah McGechie.
Summary: This is the thirteenth annual Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile report produced by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics under the Federal Family Violence Initiative. This annual report provides the data (current at 2007) on the nature and extent of family violence in Canada, as well as trends over time, as part of the ongoing initiative to inform policy makers and the public about family violence issues. Each year the report has a different focus. This year, the focus of the report is on self-reported incidents of spousal victimization from the 2005 General Social Survey on Victimization. In addition, using police-reported data, the report also presents information on family violence against children and youth, family violence against seniors, and family-related homicides. The Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile is now be produced as an article in Juristat, See the website link for the most recent issues.
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1. Spousal homicide or attempts and prior police contact for spousal abuse / Lucie Ogrodnik -- 2. Family violence against children and youth / Jodi-Anne Brzozowski - 3. Family violence against older adults / Hannah McGechie.

This is the thirteenth annual Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile report produced by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics under the Federal Family Violence Initiative. This annual report provides the data (current at 2007) on the nature and extent of family violence in Canada, as well as trends over time, as part of the ongoing initiative to inform policy makers and the public about family violence issues. Each year the report has a different focus. This year, the focus of the report is on self-reported incidents of spousal victimization from the 2005 General Social Survey on Victimization. In addition, using police-reported data, the report also presents information on family violence against children and youth, family violence against seniors, and family-related homicides. The Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile is now be produced as an article in Juristat, See the website link for the most recent issues.