Citation

Mears DP. Trauma Violence Abuse 2003; 4(2): 127-147.

Affiliation

The Urban Institute, Washington, DC 20037, USA. dmears@urban.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1524838002250764

PMID

14697119

Abstract

Despite decades of research on domestic violence, considerable challenges must be addressed to develop sound, theoretically and empirically based interventions for reducing domestic violence revictimization. Many basic and applied research issues remain unaddressed by existing studies, and evaluations frequently do not sufficiently highlight their limitations or program or policy implications. Nonetheless, progress has been made, and practitioners and policy makers increasingly have a wide range of promising interventions from which to select. This article reviews research on domestic violence and focuses particular attention on interventions aimed at reducing revictimization among individuals known to have been abused. It also provides a conceptual framework for practitioners and policy makers to situate existing evaluation research and highlights the need for better data to understand and assess efforts to reduce domestic violence revictimization. The author concludes by discussing directions for future research and recommendations for practice and policy.

Language: en