Special Resource Material Developed by the Center
Title: Preventing Teen Dating Violence (Information Resource)
Description: The National Center for Victims of Crime (2012) defines dating violence as controlling, aggressive, and abusive behavior in a dating relationship. Such behavior can include verbal, emotional, sexual, or physical abuse (including stalking). Dating violence can take place in person or electronically, such as repeated texting or posting sexual pictures of a partner online. Dating violence is one of the most prevalent forms of peer-to-peer violence. Estimates suggest that one in three adolescents in the U.S. has been victimized by a dating partner (Love is Respect, 2013). Additionally, 20 percent of a sample of 13- to 14-year-olds reported that they know friends or peers
who have been physically abused by a dating partner (Teen Research Unlimited, 2008).Access at: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/dating.pdf 46kb;7pp
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