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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Sexual abuse
"Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault is a valuable resource not only for researchers and evaluators, but for service providers and funders as well. Written in clear, straightforward language, it addresses many complex factors that come in to play when conducting victim--service evaluations, including issues of safety and confidentiality. A great tool for anyone involved in the work to end violence against women." --Cris M. Sullivan, author of Outcome Evaluation Strategies for Domestic Violence Programs: A Practical Guide "This book responds to the tremendous pressure and need to evaluate domestic violence services with some practical advice and experience. It not only outlines the basic considerations of evaluations, but also discusses the contextual issues that make evaluation in the domestic violence field unique and challenging."
--Edward Gondolf, author of Batterer Intervention Systems and Assessing Woman Battering in Mental Health Services Evaluation programs that effectively measure the success of domestic violence and sexual assault services are essential not only to assure high levels of client service and continued funding, but also in evaluating how far society has come in the effort to end violence against women. Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault provides comprehensive guidelines and field-tested tools for direct service evaluation programs. It also chronicles and celebrates over thirty years of progress made by the anti-violence movement. The authors offer a wealth of practical information at the same time identifying key issues and placing them in the broader context of social and political change. Essential reading for anyone who works in or is affiliated with programs serving the needs of victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, Evaluating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault addresses the needs of both service providers and evaluators as well as funding agencies and policy makers.
Violence against women is a pervasive problem in society and
responding appropriately to those who experience it and those who
perpetrate it is a constant challenge for social work, health and
related professions today. This volume seeks to address issues
surrounding violence against women at all levels, from its root
causes to the specific needs arising in victims of gendered abuse
from a particular social or ethnic group. Drawing on the expertise
of a range of 'front line' service providers and practitioners as
well as academic researchers, it seeks to provide those working in
social work and related professions with up-to-date coverage of the
major issues pertaining to violence against women, and suggest ways
to tackle the rise in violence against women by translating
knowledge into effective training and practice. This important book
will be essential reading for practising social workers and allied
professions, as well as academics and students.
Sexual crime, past and present, is rarely far from the headlines.
How these crimes are punished, policed and understood has changed
considerably over the last century. From hormone injections to
cognitive behavioural therapy, medical and psychological approaches
to sexual offenders have proliferated. This book sets out the
history of such theories and treatments in England. Beginning in
the early 20th century, it traces the evolution of medical interest
in the mental state of those convicted of sexual crime. As part of
a broader interest in individualised responses to crime as a means
to rehabilitation, doctors offered new explanations for some sexual
crimes, proposed new solutions, and attempted to deliver new cures.
From indecent exposure to homosexuality between men, from sadistic
violence to thefts of underwear from washing lines, the
interpretation and treatment of some sexual offences was thought to
be complex. Of less medical interest, though, were offences against
children, prostitution, and rape. Using a range of material,
including medical and criminological texts, trial proceedings,
government reports, newspapers, and autobiographies and memoirs,
Janet Weston offers powerful insights into changing medico-legal
practices and attitudes towards sex and health. She highlights the
importance of prison doctors and rehabilitative programmes within
prisons, psychoanalytically-minded private practitioners, and the
interactions between medical and legal systems as medical theories
were put into practice. She also reveals the extent and legacy of
medical thought, as well as the limitations of a medical approach
to sexual crime.
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