| Item # | Topic/Issue | Summary | Nation(s) | Year(s) | Citation | Institution(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374 | Violence, Sexual |
Women perpetrators involved in 45% of child molestations (22% female-only perpetrator + 23% both male and female perpetrators) |
United States | 2005 | Long-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse by gender of victim | National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion | details |
| 491 | Legal System |
Incidents with male victims of IPV were almost twice as likely to be cleared otherwise than by a charge as compared to incidents with female victims (29.0% vs. 15.8%) |
Canada | 2000 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 31 | details | |
| 490 | Violence |
Women are twice as fearful for their lives as men given a similar objective probability of death |
Canada | 1999 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, pp. 19-20 | details | |
| 493 | Legal System |
Officers refused to recommend charges against the woman perpetrator of IPV over 3x as often as they did regarding charges against the man (66% vs. 20%) |
Canada | 1993 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 32 | details | |
| 494 | Legal System |
Men nearly 3x more likely to be charged when accused of IPV than women (70.4% vs. 23.6%) |
Canada | 1992-1996 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 32 | details | |
| 495 | Legal System |
Women less likely to be prosecuted than men, even when recommended for charges by the police (16% vs. 6% not prosecuted) |
Canada | 2000 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 37 | details | |
| 496 | Legal System |
Male more likely to be charged in IPV cases where only one partner is injured (91.1% vs. 60.2%) |
Canada | 2000 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 51 | details | |
| 497 | Legal System |
Male more likely to be charged in IPV cases where both partners are injured (71.0% vs. 34.4%) |
Canada | 2000 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 51 | details | |
| 498 | Legal System |
Male more likely to be charged in IPV cases where no one is injured (95.3% of cases) |
Canada | 2000 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 51 | details | |
| 499 | Legal System |
In IPV cases, when women were charged with an offense, male victim suffered a majory injury 6.2% of the time; when men were charged, female victim suffered a major injury only 4.4% of the time |
Canada | 2000 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 52 | details | |
| 500 | Legal System |
In IPV cases, when women were charged with an offense, male victim received medical attention in 9.0% of incidents; when men were charged, female victim received medical attention in 5.5% of incidents |
Canada | 2000 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 52 | details | |
| 501 | Legal System |
In IPV cases, when women were charged with an offense, male victim received minor injury in 73.6% of incidents; when men were charged, female victim received minor injury in 65.7% of incidents |
Canada | 2000 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 52 | details | |
| 502 | Legal System |
In IPV cases, man 100% likely to be charged when woman suffers major injury, woman 75% likely to be charged when man suffered major injury |
Canada | 2000 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 53 | details | |
| 503 | Legal System |
In IPV cases, man 87.1% likely to be charged when woman suffers minor injury, woman 43.9% likely to be charged when man suffered minor injury |
Canada | 2000 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 53 | details | |
| 504 | Legal System |
In IPV cases, man 90.4% likely to be charged when woman is only one to suffer minor injury, woman 57.8% likely to be charged when man is only one to suffer minor injury |
Canada | 2000 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, pp. 53-54 | details | |
| 505 | Legal System |
In IPV cases, man 53.4% likely to be charged when woman suffered no injury, woman 2.2% likely to be charged when man suffers no injury |
Canada | 2000 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 54 | details | |
| 506 | Legal System |
Women who injured their partners more than 2x as likely to benefit from an by law enforcement excuse not to lay a charge than men who injured their partners (28.4% vs. 12.0%) |
Canada | 2000 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 56 | details | |
| 507 | Legal System |
In IPV cases, when man is only one injured, neither party is charged in 29.6% of cases; when only woman is injured, neither party is charged in 8.6% of cases |
Canada | 2000 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 61 | details | |
| 509 | Legal System |
In IPV cases, 40.7% of cases wherein a man was charged with common assault when no injury had been inflicted upon their partners; for women, 26.2% |
Canada | 2001 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 82 | details | |
| 510 | Legal System |
In IPV cases, men who were charged were 50% more likely than women who were charged to be taken into custody (60% vs. 40%) |
Canada | 2001 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 83 | details | |
| 511 | Legal System |
In IPV cases, women who were charged in medium- and high-injury cases were less likely to be taken into custody (50.0%) than men who were charged in NO-INJURY cases (54.2%) |
Canada | 2001 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, pp. 84-85 | details | |
| 512 | Legal System |
In IPV cases, being male is more likely to result in receiving a more severe penalty on a plea bargain than any other factor, including the level of injury to the victim |
Canada | 2001 | Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 99 | details | |
| 621 | Violence, Intimate Partner |
The first helpline for male victims of IPV – DAHM – only opened in 2000 (it is now closed) |
United States | 2007 | Characteristics of Callers to the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men, p. 64 | University of Massachusetts – Lowell, DAHM, Family Interventions Project | details |
| 912 | Homelessness |
Of all homeless adults in shelter, 63.2% are men, and 36.8% are women. |
United States | 2012 | The 2012 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, sec. 1, p. 8 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | details |
| 913 | Homelessness |
More than 9 in 10 (92.2%) veterans in homeless shelters are men. |
United States | 2012 | The 2012 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, sec. 4, p. 8 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | details |
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