The Efficacy of a Police-Advocacy Intervention for Victims of Domestic Violence: 12-Month Follow-Up Data
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Keywords
domestic violence, police-advocacy intervention, recidivism
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801210364046
Abstract
The Domestic Violence Home Visit Intervention (DVHVI) provides advocate/police officer team home visits following a domestic dispute. Women (52 DVHVI and 55 controls) were interviewed at 1, 6, and 12 months following a police reported domestic incident to assess repeat violence, service utilization, and symptoms. Women who received the DVHVI were more satisfied with the police and likely to call them to report a nonphysical domestic dispute in the 12 months following the initial incident than women in the comparison group. DVHVI participants were significantly more likely to use court-based services and seek mental health treatment for their children.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
No
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Violence Against Women, v. 16, issue 4, p. 410-425
Scholar Commons Citation
Stover, Carla Smith; Berkman, Miriam; Desai, Rani; and Marans, Steven, "The Efficacy of a Police-Advocacy Intervention for Victims of Domestic Violence: 12-Month Follow-Up Data" (2010). Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. 799.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhlp_facpub/799
