Angela R Gover

Biographic Data

ID4198542
NAMEAngela R Gover
GIVEN NAMESAngela R
FAMILY NAMEGover
SIGNATUREGOVER A R
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Colorado Denver
ORCID0000-0002-9685-5497
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS34
TOTAL CITATIONS197
AUTHOR COUNT34
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX8

  • How Do “Dynamic Neighborhood Abuse Contexts” Explain Intimate Partner Violence Trajectories? Toward a New Multi-Theoretical Conceptual Framework

    Shannon B Harper, Amanda Goodson et al.ARTICLEJustice Quarterly2026

    In 2021, there was a 55% increase in the number of domestic abuse protection orders issued in Chicago. A neighborhood’s capacity to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV) may depend on whether structural characteristics hinder social control processes responsible for social integration (i.e. social disorganization theory). Survivors’ access to structural resources can either reduce exposure to (i.e. exposure reduction hypothesis), or increase opp…

  • Studying Repeat Victimization: A Consideration of Measurement Issues

    Open AccessChristi Metcalfe, Robert Brame et al.ARTICLEAnnual Review of Criminology2025References: 14

    Decades of research have recognized the phenomenon of repeat victimization and its policy relevance. Although there are continuing efforts to explain the theoretical underpinnings of repeat victimization, there are still measurement-related issues that limit our understanding of the topic and ability to inform interventions, including varying operational definitions, data constraints, and sampling and nonsampling error. In this article, we review…

  • Violence Against Women: Reflecting on 25 Years of the Violence Against Women Act and Directions for the Future

    Open AccessAngela M Moore, Angela Moore et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2021

    The year 2019 marked the 25th anniversary of the passage of the landmark legislation, the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). As we reflect on the Act, it is important to examine how the VAWA influenced the response to violence against women. This guest editors’ introduction provides a preview of five articles devoted to a special issue of Violence Against Women. The articles highlight key aspects of VAWA. With H.R. 1585 1 awaiting considerat…

  • Courting Justice: Tracing the Evolution and Future of Domestic Violence Courts

    Open AccessAngela R Gover, Denise Paquette Boots et al.ARTICLEFeminist Criminology2021Cited by: 2References: 11

    Specialized domestic violence courts (DVCs) have been a popular judicial option for processing domestic violence (DV) offenders since the 1990s. While DVCs vary in structure, common core components for programming have emerged across courts in the United States concerning courtroom features and processes. This article reviews the etiology and history of specialty courts for intimate partner violence, discusses the common programming components im…

  • Anti-Asian Hate Crime During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Exploring the Reproduction of Inequality

    Open AccessAngela R Gover, Shannon B Harper et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Criminal…2020

  • The 1994 Violence Against Women Act: A Historic Response to Gender Violence

    Open AccessAngela R Gover, Angela M Moore et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2020Cited by: 2References: 4

    The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is frequently questioned about its success, especially during times of its reauthorization. While federal, state, local, and private organizations have funded a significant amount of research through VAWA since its inception, questions remain as to whether the field has the evidence to make a concrete judgment about its success. The purpose of this article is twofold. First, we review the Act and its subseque…

  • On the linkage between sexual violence victimization and intimate partner violence outcomes among male and female college students

    Open AccessCaitlyn Meade, Wesley G Jennings et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aggression Conflict…2017References: 16

    Purpose A robust literature exists documenting the association between child maltreatment and later life adverse outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between sexual abuse victimization and later life intimate partner violence (IPV) outcomes among male and female college students, which has been less frequently evaluated despite this wealth of evidence. Design/methodology/approach Relying on data from 4,162 male a…

  • An Updated Assessment of Personal Protective Order Statutes in the United States: Have Statutes Become More Progressive in the Past Decade

    Open AccessTara N Richards, Alison Tudor et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2017Cited by: 11References: 9

    The Personal Protection Order (PPO) is one civil intervention all states provide to victims of domestic violence; however, each state varies widely in who can access PPOs, what protections are included in PPOs, and how they are enforced. Given the many changes to state PPO statutes over the last decade, this research replicates and updates DeJong and Burgess-Proctor's research on PPOs' victim-friendliness (using states' 2003 PPO statutes) by exam…

  • Understanding Policy Reform in Colorado's Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Standards

    Open AccessAshley M Tunstall, Christopher M Weible et al.ARTICLESocial Policy and Administration2016Cited by: 1References: 29

    This study examines the perceived conditions leading to Colorado adopting revised Standards for treating domestic violence offenders from the perspective of Kingdon's multiple streams theory. A within‐case analysis of ten semi‐structured interviews explores the Domestic Violence Offender Management Board in Colorado's process for revising Colorado's 2001 Treatment Standards. Findings suggest a benign political stream, supported by technically fea…

  • Child Abuse and the Experience of Violence in College Dating Relationships: Examining the Moderating Effect of Gender and Race

    Open AccessCatherine Kaukinen, Laurie K Buchanan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Violence2015Cited by: 7References: 3

  • Workplace Violence

    Open AccessElizabeth A Tomsich, Angela R GoverCHAPTEREncyclopedia of Theoretical…2014

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) estimates that almost two million workers in the United States experience workplace violence every year. Overall, homicide is the fourth leading cause of death in the workplace in the United States. For women, homicide is the leading cause of death in the workplace. During the 1990s rates of workplace violence reached high levels, which spurred the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi…

  • McCord , Joan

    Open AccessAshley M Tunstall, Angela R GoverCHAPTEREncyclopedia of Theoretical…2014

    Joan McCord (1930–2004) was a criminologist who widely influenced the areas of criminology, criminal justice, and sociology. McCord is best known for her work on the Cambridge‐Somerville Youth Study, which examined the long‐term effects of interventions with at‐risk youth. At the time of her death, McCord was a Professor of Criminal Justice at Temple University. From 1988 to 1989 McCord served as the first female president of the American Society…

  • When Abuse Happens Again: Women's Reasons for Not Reporting New Incidents of Intimate Partner Abuse to Law Enforcement

    Angela R Gover, Courtney Welton-Mitchell et al.ARTICLEWomen & Criminal Justice2013

    Although most women abused by intimate partners experience a patterned behavior of abuse (by either the same or new partners), little is known about their decision making regarding whether to call the police for subsequent abuse. The current study found that 90 percent of women who had encountered the criminal legal system for previous intimate partner abuse victimizations did not contact the police for some or all recurrences. Qualitative analys…

  • Special Issue on Dating Violence and Gender

    Angela R GoverARTICLEWomen & Criminal Justice2013

    About 10 years ago I participated in an event that was held on a university campus to promote healthy relationships among college students. Domestic violence advocates and practitioners were recrui

  • A Critical Examination of the Causal Link Between Child Abuse and Adult Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization From a Propensity Score Matching Approach

    Wesley G Jennings, Tara N Richards et al.ARTICLEWomen & Criminal Justice2013

    There has been a considerable amount of published research investigating the link between experiencing child abuse and later offending and victimization. Most of the evidence gleaned from these studies demonstrates support for a cycle of violence. However, prior research has overwhelmingly been based on correlational observations. Considering this limitation, the current study uses a rigorous, quasi-experimental research design to assess the caus…

  • Innovative University Programs for Teaching about Domestic Violence

    Molly Dragiewicz, Angela R Gover et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice…2013

    Universities and colleges across the country offer courses on domestic violence. A few programs have developed such academic opportunities even further, offering specializations, graduate certificates, and degrees concentrated on domestic violence. This paper introduces two innovative academic programs: the undergraduate Domestic Violence Prevention and Services Concentration and Minor at the University of Delaware and the graduate Program on Dom…

  • The causal relationship between gang joining and violent victimization: A critical review and directions for future research

    Open AccessChris L Gibson, Marc L Swatt et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice2012

  • The Impact of Victim-Focused Outreach on Criminal Legal System Outcomes Following Police-Reported Intimate Partner Abuse

    Open AccessAnne P DePrince, Joanne Belknap et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2012Cited by: 9References: 4

    Randomized control designs have been used in the public health and psychological literatures to examine the relationship between victim outreach following intimate partner abuse (IPA) and various outcomes. These studies have largely relied on samples drawn from health providers and shelters to examine outcomes outside the criminal legal system. Based on the positive findings from this body of research, we expected that a victim-focused, community…

  • Reporting violence to the police: Predictors through the life course

    Open AccessStacey J Bosick, Callie Marie Rennison et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice2012Cited by: 10References: 28

  • Law Enforcement Officers’ Attitudes About Domestic Violence

    Open AccessAngela R Gover, Dagmar Pudrzynska Paul et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2011Cited by: 8References: 4

    This exploratory study examines attitudes about domestic violence among officers from a large urban police department. Additionally, this study examines whether attitudes vary according to officer characteristics. A total of 309 police officers responded to a survey that explored their attitudes and perceptions of domestic violence incidents. The results show that officers are well versed in handling domestic violence, though self-reports indicat…

  • A Longitudinal Assessment of the Victim-Offender Overlap

    Open AccessWesley G Jennings, George E Higgins et al.ARTICLEJournal of Interpersonal Violence2010

    Although research has established an offending/victimization overlap and that offenders and victims share similar characteristics, much less work has examined the longitudinal sequencing of victimization and offending in the same developmental period and whether key risk/protective factors significantly distinguish both offenders and victims.This study uses longitudinal data from a large sample of adolescents to examine these issues and does so u…

  • Examining the Role of Gender in the Prevalence of Campus Victimization, Perceptions of Fear and Risk of Crime, and the Use of Constrained Behaviors among College Students Attending a Large Urban Unive…

    Elizabeth A Tomsich, Angela R Gover et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice…2010

    The incidence and the impact of crime on college campuses are important issues for students and administrators alike. This study examines experiences with victimization and perceptions of crime on campus with a convenience sample of 997 students attending an urban university in Colorado. Approximately 8% of the student respondents indicated they had been victimized by at least one type of crime since first enrolling at the university. Respondents…

  • Gender and general strain theory: A replication and exploration of Broidy and Agnew's gender/strain hypothesis among a sample of southwestern Mexican American adolescents

    Open AccessWesley G Jennings, Nicole Leeper Piquero et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice2009Cited by: 25References: 69

  • The Relationship Between Violence in the Family of Origin and Dating Violence Among College Students

    Open AccessAngela R Gover, Catherine Kaukinen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Interpersonal Violence2008

    Prior research has established that violence in dating relationships is a serious social problem among adolescents and young adults. Exposure to violence during childhood has been linked to dating violence victimization and perpetration. Also known as the intergenerational transmission of violence, the link between violence during childhood and dating violence has traditionally focused on physical violence. This research examines the relationship…

  • Specifying General Strain Theory: An Ethnically Relevant Approach

    Deanna M Pérez, Wesley G Jennings et al.ARTICLEDeviant Behavior2008Cited by: 41References: 58

    The current study incorporated principles from the acculturation literature to specify an ethnically relevant general strain theory (GST). This study argues that the acculturation process exposes Hispanics to unique types of strain (e.g., prejudice and discrimination) that may increase the likelihood of delinquency. Further varying levels of Hispanic concentration can moderate the effect of acculturative strain on delinquency, whereby the effect …