Mounting and maintaining the Violence Against Women research and evaluation program at the National Institute of Justice Bernard Auchter and Angela Moore
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In: Violence Against Women, 2013, 19(6): 687-712Summary: This article documents and provides a perspective on key components in the history, development, and accomplishments of the Violence Against Women (VAW) research and evaluation program of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) since the United States passed the Violence Against Women Act in 1994. The article covers: (a) progress of the research program and how leadership, planning, and collaboration were the catalysts in instituting the program; (b) significant research issues confronted and managed, including measurement, evaluation rigor, and gender symmetry; (c) critical conflicts in the field, such as calls for greater attention to sexual assault and violence against minorities as well as resistance to research on perpetrators and male victims; and (d) possible research directions for the future and a concluding comment. This is the focus of this Special Issue.
Violence Against Women, 2013, 19(6): 687-712
This article documents and provides a perspective on key components in the history, development, and accomplishments of the Violence Against Women (VAW) research and evaluation program of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) since the United States passed the Violence Against Women Act in 1994. The article covers: (a) progress of the research program and how leadership, planning, and collaboration were the catalysts in instituting the program; (b) significant research issues confronted and managed, including measurement, evaluation rigor, and gender symmetry; (c) critical conflicts in the field, such as calls for greater attention to sexual assault and violence against minorities as well as resistance to research on perpetrators and male victims; and (d) possible research directions for the future and a concluding comment. This is the focus of this Special Issue.