Advancing The Federal Research Agenda On Violence Against Women 1st Edition National Research Council Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education Committee On Law And Justice Steering Committee For The Workshop On Issues In Research On Violence Against Women Carol V Petrie Brenda L Mclaughlin Candace Kruttsch by National Research Council; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Committee On Law And Justice; Steering Committee For The Workshop On Issues In Research On Violence Against Women; Carol V. Petrie; Brenda L. Mclaughlin; Candace Kruttsch 9780309528382, 0309528380 instant download after payment.

This report expands on the work of an earlier National Research Council panel whose report, Understanding Violence Against Women, was published in 1996. The report is based on the presentations and deliberations of a workshop convened in January 2002, at the request of Congress, to develop a detailed research agenda on violence against women. While some of the research recommendations in the earlier report have been funded and carried out, the workshop demonstrated that important gaps remain. For example, prevalence and incidence data are still inadequate to measure trends or to reveal whether interventions being designed under federal programs are, in fact, working. Among its primary recommendations, the committee underscored the importance of strengthening the data and research infrastructure in this area, especially the need for better prevalence data and longitudinal data to determine the causes of violent victimization of women and the impact of interventions.