We consider the broad developments that have occurred over the past decade regarding our knowledge of how neighborhood context impacts intimate partner violence (IPV). Research has broadened the concept of “context” beyond structural features such as economic disadvantage, and extended into relationships among residents, collective “action” behaviors among residents, cultural and gender norms. Additionally, scholars have considered how the built environment might foster (or regulate) IPV. We now know more about the direct, indirect, and moderating ways that communities impact IPV. We encourage additional focus on the policy implications of the research findings.

关于社区环境如何影响亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的知识，我们考虑了过去十年中发生的广泛发展。研究已经将“背景”的概念扩展到了经济劣势等结构特征之外，并扩展到居民之间的关系，居民之间的集体“行动”行为，文化和性别规范。此外，学者们还考虑了建筑环境如何促进（或规范）IPV。现在，我们对社区影响IPV的直接，间接和调节方式有了更多的了解。我们鼓励我们进一步关注研究结果的政策含义。