TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Understanding concentrations of sexual violence and abuse: a new theory
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Rayment-McHugh, Susan
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Sexual violence is unevenly distributed, with concentrations reported in some contexts and not others, on global, national, and local levels. To advance understanding of why concentrations develop in some settings and not others, existing theory and research is explored and critiqued, identifying a need for new theory generation. Building on existing knowledge, a new theory of contextual activation is proposed, explaining the social and contextual factors associated with the development of sexual violence and abuse concentrations, through the activation at scale of routine causal mechanisms. The paper concludes with a discussion of implications for enhanced prevention and next steps in testing the utility of this new theory.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012231189481
ID  - ref1
ER  -