Intervention Following Family Violence: Best Practices and Helpseeking Obstacles in a Nationally Representative Sample of Families With Children

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作者
Hamby, Sherry [1 ]
Finkelhor, David [2 ,3 ]
Turner, Heather [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ South, Dept Psychol, Life Paths Res Program, Sewanee, TN 37383 USA
[2] Univ New Hampshire, Crimes Children Res Ctr, Durham, NH 03824 USA
[3] Univ New Hampshire, Dept Sociol, Durham, NH 03824 USA
关键词
intimate partner violence; police; victims; advocacy; safety planning; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; SEXUAL ASSAULT; NONRESPONSE BIAS; TELEPHONE SURVEY; POLICE; ARREST; EXPOSURE; ABUSE; VICTIMIZATION; CONSEQUENCES;
D O I
10.1037/a0036224
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Objective: To provide the first nationally representative data on service contact, police or advocate best practices, and helpseeking obstacles for family violence that involved exposure to children. Method: A nationally representative sample of 517 family violence incidents drawn from the 4,503 respondents to the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence II. Results: A range of 10 best practices were offered in 13-58% of police contacts and 34-97% of advocate contacts. Most police best practices were associated with increased likelihood of arrest. Referrals and information about restraining orders and shelter were associated with victim-perpetrator separation. There was marked case attrition for all criminal justice services, including reporting to police, in-person police responding, arrest, convictions, and incarceration. Only 10 cases resulted in jail time. Counter to hypothesis, higher rates of some police best practices were associated with lower likelihood of advocate contact. Also unexpectedly, higher rates of some obstacles, such as lack of transportation, were associated with higher use of police services. Conclusions: Referral to specific resources is recommended as a focus of crisis intervention efforts. Some family's needs may be served by a single provider if best practices are used. Some obstacles may influence which services are sought rather than depress helpseeking altogether. These nationally representative data can be used as benchmarks for program evaluations and needs assessments.
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