title: Thoughts on interpersonal violence and lessons learned: fact or fiction.
abstract: Although interpersonal violence is evident in all strata of society, every geographical area in the country, and across each gender, it takes courage to acknowledge our passivity about the phenomena, particularly when people of color are involved. Thus, the mass incarcerations of African American men and women and data citing the overrepresentation of African American children not being adequately served in the child welfare system are highlighted to address the three questions posed to authors: What have we learned about violence and trauma over two decades? What should be learned over the next 10 years about violence and trauma? What methodologies exist that show promise of affecting a better understanding of violence and trauma?
authors.affiliation: George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pierce
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D011902:Rape / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology