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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814200403321

Autore

Riger Stephanie

Titolo

Evaluating services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault / / Stepahanie Riger ... [et al]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, CA, : Sage Publications, c2002

ISBN

1-322-41440-8

1-4522-1600-2

1-4129-9014-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 183 p.) : ill

Collana

Sage series on violence against women

Disciplina

362.82/92/0973

Soggetti

Abused women - Services for - United States - Evaluation

Sexual abuse victims - Services for - United States - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; PART I: The Political and Social Context of Evaluation; 1 - The Evolution of the Violence Against Women Social Movement and Services for Victims; 2 - Collaboration in Evaluation Research; PART II: Key Aspects of Doing an Evaluation; 3 - Why Evaluate?; 4 - Basic Concepts in Evaluation; 5 - Using Evaluation Results; PART III: Lessons Learned; 6 - Lessons Learned in Evaluating Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services; Appendix A: Evaluation Measures for Domestic Violence Services; Appendix B: Evaluation Measures for Sexual Assault Services

Additional ResourcesReferences; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Placing evaluation within a political and historical context the authors of this study uniquely include the role of such evaluation in the continued development of the anti-rape and battered women's movement in the United States.