Advocacy for Battered Women: A National Survey

• NCJ Number: 151378
• Journal: Journal of Family Violence Volume: 9 Issue: 3 Dated: (September 1994) Pages: 285-296
• Author(s): E Peled; J L Edleson
• Date Published: 1994
• Length: 12 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article reports the results of a national survey of 379 United States advocacy services for battered women.

Abstract

The literature defining advocacy for battered women is almost nonexistent and there is no systematic research on its parameters. A national survey of 379 advocacy services developed findings on: organizational context; definitions of advocacy; client issues and concerns; advocate activities; and advocate interactions with other social systems. Possible explanations of an apparent emphasis on individual over system change are discussed. Figures, references