Mounting and Sustaining the Violence Against Women Research and Evaluation Program at the National Institute of Justice. (June 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Auchter, Bernard; Moore, Angela
• Other Names: Auchter Bernard guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 19:Number 6(2013)
• Page Start: 687
• Page End: 712
• Publication Date: 2013-06
• Subjects: National Institute of Justice (NIJ) -- violence against women (VAW) research; 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: 10.1177/1077801213494702
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) mandated a number of research efforts that stimulated a dramatic enhancement to violence against women research supported by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). 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 NIJ. The article is comprised of four key parts: (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.