PRIMARY PREVENTION OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE*

A. THE CONCEPTS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND PRIMARY PREVENTION ..................... 2 Definition Of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)............................................................................................ 2 Primary Prevention.................................................................................................................................... 3 B. EXISTING PREVENTION ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS..................................................................... 4 Societal Level Primary Prevention ............................................................................................................ 5 Criminal Justice System........................................................................................................................ 5 Workplace. ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Educational System. ............................................................................................................................. 7 Technology and Mass Media. ............................................................................................................... 7 Community Programs. .......................................................................................................................... 8 Medical And Public Health Programs. .................................................................................................. 8 Religious Institutions. ............................................................................................................................ 8 Military. .................................................................................................................................................. 9 Social Stress. ........................................................................................................................................ 9 Family Level Primary Prevention ............................................................................................................ 10 Gender Inequality. ............................................................................................................................... 11 Family Therapy.................................................................................................................................... 12 Physical Abuse Of Children. ............................................................................................................... 12 Corporal Punishment By Parents........................................................................................................ 12 Individual Level Prevention ..................................................................................................................... 13 Gendered Orientation of Prevention Limits Effectiveness ...................................................................... 13 Effectiveness Has Not Been Evaluated .................................................................................................. 14 C. PREVENTION PROGRAMS SUGGESTED BY CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORIES................................. 15 Deterrence Theory .................................................................................................................................. 15 Strain Theory........................................................................................................................................... 16 Social Learning Theory ........................................................................................................................... 17 Control Theories of Crime....................................................................................................................... 18 Social Bond. ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Self-Control. ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Moral Justification Theory ....................................................................................................................... 18 Control-Balance Theory .......................................................................................................................... 19 Conflict Theory ........................................................................................................................................ 19 Feminist Theories Of Criminal Justice And Crime .................................................................................. 20 Feminist Theories of Criminal Justice. ................................................................................................. 20 Feminist Theories of Crime. ................................................................................................................. 21 D. CONCLUSIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 23 REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................ 24