Do Domestic Violence Services Save Lives?

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Dugan ◽  
Daniel S. Nagin ◽  
Richard Rosenfeld
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Domestic Violence Services

Domestic Violence: Integrating HIV/AIDS Prevention with Domestic Violence Services

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Ann Caste ◽  
Carolyn Sauvage-Mar ◽  
Rosalie Sanchez ◽  
Snehal Majithia ◽  
Suki Terada Ports
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Aids Prevention ◽  
Domestic Violence Services ◽  
Hiv Aids

Inclusive Domestic Violence Standards: Strategies to Improve Interventions for Women With Disabilities?

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Healey ◽  
Cathy Humphreys ◽  
Keran Howe
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Women With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Practice ◽  
Minimum Standards ◽  
Codes Of Practice ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Service Standards ◽  
Domestic Violence Services

Women with disabilities experience violence at greater rates than other women, yet their access to domestic violence services is more limited. This limitation is mirrored in domestic violence sector standards, which often fail to include the specific issues for women with disabilities. This article has a dual focus: to outline a set of internationally transferrable standards for inclusive practice with women with disabilities affected by domestic violence; and report on the results of a documentary analysis of domestic violence service standards, codes of practice, and practice guidelines. It draws on the Building the Evidence (BtE) research and advocacy project in Victoria, Australia in which a matrix tool was developed to identify minimum standards to support the inclusion of women with disabilities in existing domestic violence sector standards. This tool is designed to interrogate domestic violence sector standards for their attention to women with disabilities.

Understanding the complexity of domestic violence service delivery through the lived experiences of domestic violence advocates

2021 ◽  
pp. 002087282110416
Author(s):  
Ga-Young Choi ◽  
Soonok An ◽  
Hyungak Cho ◽  
Eun Koh
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
The United States ◽  
Victim Blaming ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Domestic Violence Survivors ◽  
Domestic Violence Services

This qualitative research explored the lived experiences of domestic violence advocates to better understand the elements involved in domestic violence service delivery in the United States, focusing on positive and challenging aspects of their work. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 advocates who assisted domestic violence survivors. Advocates’ persistent engagement in reflective practice and advocacy for the survivors against a victim-blaming culture were identified as important elements in delivering multi-faceted domestic violence services. Implications for social work and domestic violence practice in improving domestic violence service delivery for the survivors are discussed.

The uncertain commodity of ‘security’: Are private security companies ‘value for money’ for domestic violence services?

2021 ◽  
pp. 263380762110466
Author(s):  
Diarmaid Harkin
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Private Security ◽  
Expert Advice ◽  
Value For Money ◽  
Target Hardening ◽  
Private Security Companies ◽  
Domestic Violence Services ◽  
Security Companies

Reflecting on Loader and White ’s (2018) suggestion that the labour of private security workers is difficult to ‘commodify’, this paper uses original empirical data to show that there are four elements to what private security workers ‘do’ for victims of domestic violence when contracted by domestic violence advocacy services: they provide (a) practical ‘target-hardening’ measures, (b) ‘expert’ advice on security, (c) forms of ‘security therapy’ as workers talk clients through their safety-based anxieties and (d) forms of ‘security theatre’ as workers provide the appearance of providing security despite the efficacy often being unclear or uncertain. Each of these elements have significant risks that can threaten the interests of victims and domestic violence services.

A Multiple Streams Framework Approach to Access to Domestic Violence Services in an Indigenous Community

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122110309
Author(s):  
Ismael Hoare ◽  
Ngozichukwuka Agu ◽  
Oluyemisi Falope ◽  
Cienna A. Wesley ◽  
Martha Coulter
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Multiple Streams ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Multiple Streams Framework ◽  
Framework Approach ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Domestic Violence Services ◽  
Improve Access

This article focuses on access to domestic violence services within Belize. Using data from community asset mapping, interviews with key informants, and focus groups with community members, the multiple streams framework was used to identify potential areas for intervention to improve access and ameliorate the effects of family violence in Belize. Identified challenges to accessing limited domestic violence resources were mainly confidentiality concerns and mistrust. Existing laws and regulations, organizational structures, and policies and plans also influenced access. Women's groups, nongovernmental organizations, and the health department can play a crucial role in improving access to domestic violence services.

Long Journeys Toward Freedom: The Relationship Between Coercive Control and Space for Action—Measurement and Emerging Evidence

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Sharp-Jeffs ◽  
Liz Kelly ◽  
Renate Klein
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Linear Process ◽  
Statistical Evidence ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Coercive Control ◽  
Relative Safety ◽  
Women's Experience ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Domestic Violence Services

We report on the development of, and findings from, two scales measuring coercive control and space for action over a period of 3 years in a sample of 100 women who had accessed domestic violence services. We present statistical evidence to show a significant correlation between coercive control and space for action. However, dealing with violence is not a linear process, and support needs to extend beyond being enabled to separate. The scales advance measurement of women’s experience of coercive control and, through the space for action scale, document their ability to restore agency and freedom in contexts of relative safety.

scholarly journals Merging Efforts: The Intersections of Domestic Violence Intervention, Men, and Masculinities

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-112
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Violence Intervention ◽  
Domestic Violence Intervention ◽  
Violent Men ◽  
Domestic Violence Services ◽  
Men And Masculinities ◽  
Abusive Men ◽  
Combined Work

Feminist-focused activism and domestic violence services have grown in tandem, both developing analysis of systemic interventions for abusive men and in men’s role to address violence against women. Research on men and masculinities create a space for enhancing the view of toxic and healthy masculinities; however, analysis of masculinities without specific discussion on topics of intersectionality can avoid directly addressing men's violent behavior. There is a growing need to combine two focal points of work: honoring the foundations of anti-oppression work by encouraging non-abusive men to address their entitlement and disconnect from women, and motivating domestically abusive and violent men to choose respectful behavior that integrates healthy masculinities. Consideration for LGBTQ+ analysis of masculinities and opportunities for combined work are also explored.

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