Creating a coordinated community response to domestic violence: a program and policy guide for community leaders

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dc.contributor.authorEltringham, Randy Newcomeen
dc.contributor.committeechairMcKeen, Ronald L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCline, Marvin Geralden
dc.contributor.committeememberParson, Stephen R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberStubblefield, Harold W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBrowning, J. W.en
dc.contributor.departmentAdult and Continuing Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:22:44Zen
dc.date.adate2006-11-08en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:22:44Zen
dc.date.issued1996-05-05en
dc.date.rdate2006-11-08en
dc.date.sdate2006-11-08en
dc.description.abstractDomestic violence is one of the most serious social problems facing our nation today. Despite decades of social and political action led by victims, advocates and leaders in the Battered Women's Movement, it continues to threaten the safety, health and wellbeing of approximately four million women each year. It also terrorizes and teaches violent behaviors to three to ten million children annually, increases health care costs by three to six billion dollars per year, and increases annual business costs by more than $13 billion. Studies of community-based prevention intervention initiatives have shown that efforts to eliminate complex destructive behaviors must not only be aimed at at-risk individuals but also must target change within the broader social environment.. This more comprehensive prevention strategy is based on a public health! public partnership model which differs significantly from blaming behaviors and single intervention "treatment" approaches. With a few notable exceptions (e.g. mandatory arrest, home visiting nurse programs, and re-socialization education), single interventions have not significantly reduced domestic violence. After decades of experience, it appears that more comprehensive, integrated interventions are required to eliminate problem behaviors. Community leaders continue to search for a sufficiently potent "mixture" of information, policies, programs and protocols which can change the "System of Violence" (or culture) which supports the continuation of domestic violence.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.format.extentxii, 331 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11082006-133631en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11082006-133631/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40289en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1996.E487.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 35798897en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcommunity educationen
dc.subjectdomestic violenceen
dc.subjectLeadershipen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1996.E487en
dc.titleCreating a coordinated community response to domestic violence: a program and policy guide for community leadersen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineAdult and Continuing Educationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Educationen

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