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Teen Dating Violence: A Closer Look at Adolescent Romantic Relationships

NCJ Number
224089
Date Published
October 2008
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This article examines research sponsored by the U.S. Justice Department’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in order to present a gender-based analysis of teen dating violence with a developmental perspective, with attention to how adult and adolescent romantic relationships differ.
Abstract
This article examines research sponsored by the U.S. Justice Department's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in order to present a gender-based analysis of teen dating violence with a developmental perspective, with attention to how adult and adolescent romantic relationships differ.

Date Published: October 1, 2008