From Compliance to Transformation: Notes on the MSU Strategic Plan to Address RVSM. (January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hirsch, Jennifer S.; Khan, Shamus
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 29:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: 44
• Page End: 55
• Publication Date: 2023-01
• Subjects: public health -- prevention -- sexual assault -- ecological model -- intersectionality; Abused women -- Periodicals; Women -- Crimes against -- Periodicals; Violent crimes -- Periodicals; Femmes victimes de violence -- Périodiques; Femmes, Crimes contre les -- Périodiques; Crimes violents -- Périodiques; 362.8292
• DOI: 10.1177/10778012221130104
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

This response to Campbell et al. makes three points. First, the commitment to "know more" must examine the full ecology of relationship violence and sexual misconduct (RVSM); that knowledge is essential for creating multilevel prevention strategies. Second, a full realization of an intersectional perspective requires attention to a broader range of power-based harms, forging institutional links between RVSM prevention and work on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Third, while support for survivors is certainly vital, most people who experience harm do not report it, and so an ambitious approach to prevention is vital to building communities in which everyone can thrive.