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Program Evaluation and Family Violence Research

Author : Sally K. Ward
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317719999
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Program Evaluation and Family Violence Research written by Sally K. Ward and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understand and evaluate family violence programs for your community! Twenty years ago, the major issue in creating interventions to prevent domestic violence was persuading the courts, the funding agencies, and society that domestic violence was a serious problem worthy of time, trouble, and money. Now that the importance of domestic violence has been established, we need safe and effective ways to evaluate those interventions to see which ones are working and how they can be improved. Program Evaluation and Family Violence Research brings together some of the best minds in the field discussing such vital evaluation issues as policy implications, alternative designs for evaluation studies, and ethical concerns. This comprehensive book approaches the vexed question of evaluation with compassion as well as scientific rigor. Clearly, traditional double-blind studies and control groups are difficult to conduct when family violence is the subject; it is ethically indefensible to sit back and watch abusers hurt their mates or children when interventions are available. Yet finding usable methods of program evaluation is also essential. Program Evaluation and Family Violence Research confronts these questions and discusses practical ways to evaluate a variety of domestic violence programs. Program Evaluation and Family Violence Research draws on years of experience to address the difficult questions raised, including: going beyond evaluating program effectiveness to analyze why and how interventions help change behavior creating new research designs to adapt to the unique concerns of the family violence field using meta-analysis for program evaluation research determining the interaction between research and program results identifying barriers between community activists and social scientists that may impede research Program Evaluation and Family Violence Research offers fresh and creative ways to do program evaluations, guarantee subjects’physical and emotional safety, and make good science humane.

Violence in Families

Author : Committee on the Assessment of Family Violence Interventions
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309522692
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Violence in Families written by Committee on the Assessment of Family Violence Interventions and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-02-27 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports of mistreated children, domestic violence, and abuse of elderly persons continue to strain the capacity of police, courts, social services agencies, and medical centers. At the same time, myriad treatment and prevention programs are providing services to victims and offenders. Although limited research knowledge exists regarding the effectiveness of these programs, such information is often scattered, inaccessible, and difficult to obtain. Violence in Families takes the first hard look at the successes and failures of family violence interventions. It offers recommendations to guide services, programs, policy, and research on victim support and assistance, treatments and penalties for offenders, and law enforcement. Included is an analysis of more than 100 evaluation studies on the outcomes of different kinds of programs and services. Violence in Families provides the most comprehensive review on the topic to date. It explores the scope and complexity of family violence, including identification of the multiple types of victims and offenders, who require different approaches to intervention. The book outlines new strategies that offer promising approaches for service providers and researchers and for improving the evaluation of prevention and treatment services. Violence in Families discusses issues that underlie all types of family violence, such as the tension between family support and the protection of children, risk factors that contribute to violent behavior in families, and the balance between family privacy and community interventions. The core of the book is a research-based review of interventions used in three institutional sectors--social services, health, and law enforcement settings--and how to measure their effectiveness in combating maltreatment of children, domestic violence, and abuse of the elderly. Among the questions explored by the committee: Does the child protective services system work? Does the threat of arrest deter batterers? The volume discusses the strength of the evidence and highlights emerging links among interventions in different institutional settings. Thorough, readable, and well organized, Violence in Families synthesizes what is known and outlines what needs to be discovered. This volume will be of great interest to policymakers, social services providers, health care professionals, police and court officials, victim advocates, researchers, and concerned individuals.

Violence in Families

Author : National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309054966
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Violence in Families written by National Research Council and Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-03-13 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports of mistreated children, domestic violence, and abuse of elderly persons continue to strain the capacity of police, courts, social services agencies, and medical centers. At the same time, myriad treatment and prevention programs are providing services to victims and offenders. Although limited research knowledge exists regarding the effectiveness of these programs, such information is often scattered, inaccessible, and difficult to obtain. Violence in Families takes the first hard look at the successes and failures of family violence interventions. It offers recommendations to guide services, programs, policy, and research on victim support and assistance, treatments and penalties for offenders, and law enforcement. Included is an analysis of more than 100 evaluation studies on the outcomes of different kinds of programs and services. Violence in Families provides the most comprehensive review on the topic to date. It explores the scope and complexity of family violence, including identification of the multiple types of victims and offenders, who require different approaches to intervention. The book outlines new strategies that offer promising approaches for service providers and researchers and for improving the evaluation of prevention and treatment services. Violence in Families discusses issues that underlie all types of family violence, such as the tension between family support and the protection of children, risk factors that contribute to violent behavior in families, and the balance between family privacy and community interventions. The core of the book is a research-based review of interventions used in three institutional sectorsâ€"social services, health, and law enforcement settingsâ€"and how to measure their effectiveness in combating maltreatment of children, domestic violence, and abuse of the elderly. Among the questions explored by the committee: Does the child protective services system work? Does the threat of arrest deter batterers? The volume discusses the strength of the evidence and highlights emerging links among interventions in different institutional settings. Thorough, readable, and well organized, Violence in Families synthesizes what is known and outlines what needs to be discovered. This volume will be of great interest to policymakers, social services providers, health care professionals, police and court officials, victim advocates, researchers, and concerned individuals.

Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Author : Stephanie Riger
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452216002
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault written by Stephanie Riger and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2002-08-06 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault is a valuable resource not only for researchers and evaluators, but for service providers and funders as well. Written in clear, straightforward language, it addresses many complex factors that come in to play when conducting victim--service evaluations, including issues of safety and confidentiality. A great tool for anyone involved in the work to end violence against women." --Cris M. Sullivan, author of Outcome Evaluation Strategies for Domestic Violence Programs: A Practical Guide "This book responds to the tremendous pressure and need to evaluate domestic violence services with some practical advice and experience. It not only outlines the basic considerations of evaluations, but also discusses the contextual issues that make evaluation in the domestic violence field unique and challenging." --Edward Gondolf, author of Batterer Intervention Systems and Assessing Woman Battering in Mental Health Services Evaluation programs that effectively measure the success of domestic violence and sexual assault services are essential not only to assure high levels of client service and continued funding, but also in evaluating how far society has come in the effort to end violence against women. Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault provides comprehensive guidelines and field-tested tools for direct service evaluation programs. It also chronicles and celebrates over thirty years of progress made by the anti-violence movement. The authors offer a wealth of practical information at the same time identifying key issues and placing them in the broader context of social and political change. Essential reading for anyone who works in or is affiliated with programs serving the needs of victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault addresses the needs of both service providers and evaluators as well as funding agencies and policy makers.

A Practical Guide to Program Evaluation Planning

Author : Marc A. Zimmerman
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412967759
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book A Practical Guide to Program Evaluation Planning written by Marc A. Zimmerman and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book guides evaluators in planning a comprehensive, yet practical, program evaluation—from start to design—within any context, in an accessible manner.

Practical Program Evaluation

Author : Jeanne Pietrzak
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Practical Program Evaluation written by Jeanne Pietrzak and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1990 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on community-based child abuse prevention programmes, this manual facilitates programme self-evaluation research so that it can be conducted with a minimum of outside technical assistance. The volume explores models of evaluation, discusses common technical elements of programme evaluation research and presents simple information and instructions on how to perform some specialized research procedures. Topics related to choosing samples, selecting research designs, constructing data collection instruments, scheduling data collection, training data collectors and analyzing findings are covered. An annotated guide to practical, hands-on materials for self-evaluation is also provided. Throughout, case illustrations are

Child Abuse and Neglect Program Evaluation

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Child Abuse and Neglect Program Evaluation written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

ACT Family Violence Intervention Program Review

Author : Tracy Cussen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781922009159
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book ACT Family Violence Intervention Program Review written by Tracy Cussen and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Technical and Background Paper reports on an AIC review of the Australian Capital Territory's Family Violence Intervention Program (FVIP). The FVIP provides an interagency response to family violence matters that have come to the attention of police and then proceeded to prosecution. The scope of the review was to analyse the program's activities and outcomes using 2007/08 data provided by participating agencies, supported by in-depth interviews with key stakeholders including victims whose matters had been finalised in court. After the completion of this report, additional data from 2008/09 and 2009/10 was made available by some FVIP participating agencies. Although not within the scope of this evaluation, these data pointed to some preliminary improvements in the FVIP."--Publisher abstract.

Solicitation for Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Solicitation for Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Improving Evaluations

Author : Lois-ellin Datta
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Improving Evaluations written by Lois-ellin Datta and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1979-07 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The value of evaluations to the public interest depends on their design and utilization. Evaluators from diverse backgrounds present their views on how to improve evaluation research. Case studies and theoretical arguments address 4 areas of concern: obstacles to evaluation; improving evaluation designs; improving measurement; and the role of evaluation. Political forces are seen as major factors limiting the effectiveness of evaluations of federal and state policies and programs. The questions of causal inference and internal validity in evaluation design are examined. Methods for improving measurement are illustrated by studies of mental health policies, social and community programs, job performance, and health technology. The role of evaluation is debated from a methodological and a theoretical perspective. Evaluation's impact on change, and emerging issues for evaluators and evaluation users are discussed. (nm).

Parenting Plan Evaluations

Author : Kathryn Kuehnle
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0199754020
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Parenting Plan Evaluations written by Kathryn Kuehnle and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When conducting parenting plan evaluations, mental health professionals need to be aware of a myriad of different factors. More so than in any other form of forensic evaluation, they must have an understanding of the most current findings in developmental research, behavioral psychology, attachment theory, and legal issues to substantiate their opinions. With a number of publications on child custody available, there is an essential need for a text focused on translating the research associated with the most important topics within the family court. This book addresses this gap in the literature by presenting an organized and in-depth analysis of the current research and offering specific recommendations for applying these findings to the evaluation process. Written by experts in the child custody arena, chapters cover issues associated with the most important and complex issues that arise in family court, such as attachment and overnight timesharing with very young children, dynamics between divorced parents and children's potential for resiliency, co-parenting children with chronic medical conditions and developmental disorders, domestic violence during separation and divorce, gay and lesbian co-parents, and relocation, among others. The scientific information provided in these chapters assists forensic mental health professionals to proffer empirically-based opinions, conclusions and recommendations. Parenting Plan Evaluations is a must-read for legal practitioners, family law judges and attorneys, and other professionals seeking to understand more about the science behind child custody evaluations.

Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Studies

Author : United States. Administration for Children, Youth, and Families. Research and Evaluation Division
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Studies written by United States. Administration for Children, Youth, and Families. Research and Evaluation Division and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Out of the Darkness

Author : Glenda Kaufman Kantor
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 0761907769
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Out of the Darkness written by Glenda Kaufman Kantor and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1997-07-18 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection, based on papers from the 4th International Family Violence Research Conference, call for a collaborative approach to the study of family violence and examine theory, methodology, assessment, interventions and ethical concerns related to both child and wife abuse.

Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Studies

Author : United States. Office of Child Development. Research and Evaluation Division
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Studies written by United States. Office of Child Development. Research and Evaluation Division and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Interpersonal Violence in the African-American Community

Author : Robert L. Hampton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387295984
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (872 download)

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Book Synopsis Interpersonal Violence in the African-American Community by : Robert L. Hampton

Download or read book Interpersonal Violence in the African-American Community written by Robert L. Hampton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-04-21 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a solid foundation for understanding violence within the African-American community from the perspective of African Americans. It challenges existing stereotypes of African Americans and offers concrete advice on approaches that are, or might be, effective with African-American populations. The content is driven by real-world, evidence-based practices based on sound scientific foundations.

Practical Program Evaluation

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Program Evaluation written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How can one design a successful program evaluation? What research designs should be considered? What types of data collection instruments are available? And, what steps are involved in analyzing the data collected? From the start of a program evaluation to analyzing the final data, Practical Program Evaluation offers a convenient, step-by-step manual for evaluating any program. Beginning with an overview and discussion on three distinct models of evaluation (Input, Process, and Group or Client Level Outcomes), the authors continue by presenting basic, yet concise instructions on how to perform specialized evaluation procedures. Topics related to choosing samples, selecting research designs, constructing data collection instruments, scheduling data collection, training data collectors, and analyzing findings are all thoroughly covered."--Publisher website.

Handbook of Injury and Violence Prevention

Author : Lynda Doll
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387294570
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (872 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Injury and Violence Prevention written by Lynda Doll and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Handbook of Injury and Violence Prevention, over fifty experts present the current landscape of intervention methods - from risk reduction to rethinking social norms - as they address some of the most prevalent forms of accidental and violent injury. - Overview chapters examine the social and economic scope of unintentional and violent injury today - Extensive literature review of specific intervention programs to prevent violence and injury - Special chapters on childhood injuries, alcohol-related accidents, and disasters - "Interventions in the Field" section offers solid guidelines for implementing and improving existing programs - Critical analysis of issues involved in delivering programs to wider audiences - Helpful appendices list relevant agencies and professional resources This dual focus on intervention and application makes the Handbook a bedrock text for professionals involved in delivering or managing prevention programs. Its what-works-now approach gives it particular utility in the graduate classroom, and researchers will benefit from the critical attention paid to knowledge gaps in the field. It is a major resource for any reader committed to reducing the number of incidents just waiting to happen.