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Critical Discourse Analysis: Sexual Violence In Maine Department Of Public Safety (Dps) "Crime In Maine" Reports, Emma V. Grous

Honors College

Sexual violence is incredibly prevalent in the state of Maine. These crimes, which disproportionately affect at-risk communities – women, children, people of color, and impoverished persons – are not accurately represented in legal discourses within Maine. Changes to how victims and survivors of sexual violence are represented and discussed in law enforcement reports and other materials are necessary in order to promote social change and justice for the survivors in our communities.

Critical Discourse Analysis has been used broadly since its conception and has even previously been used in understanding political and social implications of discourse in the United States. …

"This Winter Is Going To Be Awful": Challenges Facing Maine Domestic Violence Resource Centers Amid Covid-19, Catherine Keely Mcconville

Honors College

Few studies have considered the impact of COVID-19 on the domestic violence workforce in the United States, while none have focused on the state of Maine or the challenges experienced by advocates and organizations as the pandemic becomes endemic. To fill these gaps, this study examines the immediate and enduring impacts of COVID-19 on Maine’s domestic violence workforce using semi-structured interviews analyzed thematically using an inductive coding technique. This study reveals (1) the impact of the pandemic on Maine’s the domestic violence workforce, (2) the ways in which adaptations were made in the provision of services, for better and for …

New Hope For Women Newsletter (Fall 2011), New Hope For Women Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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New Hope For Women Newsletter (Spring 2011), New Hope For Women Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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New Hope For Women Newsletter (Fall 2010), New Hope For Women Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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New Hope For Women Newsletter (Fall 2009), New Hope For Women Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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New Hope For Women Newsletter (Spring 2009), New Hope For Women Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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New Hope For Women Newsletter (Fall 2008), New Hope For Women Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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New Hope For Women Newsletter (Spring 2008), New Hope For Women Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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New Hope For Women Newsletter (Fall 2007), New Hope For Women Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (Summer 2005), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (Spring 2005), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (December 2004), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (Fall 2004), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (Spring 2004), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (Winter 2004), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (Fall 2003), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (Spring 2003), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Domestic Violence Myth Acceptance Scale: Development And Psychometric Testing Of A New Instrument, John Peters

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Since 1980, researchers and practitioners have had access to valid and reliable measures of myths about rape (Burt, 1980) and child sexual abuse (Collings, 1997). Despite the utility of such measures in research and program evaluation, no such measure of domestic violence myths currently exists. The present study was undertaken to fill this gap. In this study, domestic violence myths were defined as stereotypical attitudes and beliefs that are generally false but are widely and persistently held, and which serve to minimize, deny, or justify physical aggression against intimate partners. Based on defensive attribution and radical feminist theories, these myths …

Spruce Run News (Fall 2002), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (Spring 2002), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (December 1997), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (December 1996), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (November 1995), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (October 1995), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (August 1995), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (June 1995), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (February 1995), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (January 1995), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Teaching About Domestic Violence : Strategies For Empowerment, Saundra Gardner

Sociology School Faculty Scholarship

The burgeoning literature on feminist pedagogy has led many of us to examine critically not only what we teach in our courses, but how we teach. Struggling to create a learning environment that empowers all students, feminist faculty have been particularly concerned with the structure and dynamics of the classroom, the personal and emotional impact of course materials, and the development of teaching methods that facilitate personal and social change. While such concerns are certainly germane to any feminist classroom, I believe they are particularly salient in courses that center on sensitive topics such as domestic violence. The emotional intensity …