NCJ Number
195274
Date Published
2000
Length
18 pages
Annotation
This report presents recommendations regarding public health surveillance and research on violence against women (VAW) developed during a workshop, "Building Data Systems for Monitoring and Responding to Violence Against Women," held October 29-30, 1998.
Abstract
The goals of the workshop were to develop information and offer recommendations that will enable researchers to better describe and track VAW; to share information about data collection for VAW, with emphasis on intimate-partner violence and sexual violence; and to identify gaps and limitations of existing systems for ongoing data collection regarding VAW. Four workshops were asked to develop recommendations on the following topics related to the background papers and presentations: defining and measuring VAW, State and local data for studying and monitoring VAW, national data for studying and monitoring VAW, and new research strategies for studying VAW. The recommendations of the four workshops pertain to defining the scope of the problem, the need for multiple measures/collaboration across disciplines and agencies, the development of strategies to collect data on VAW, methodological concerns, and confidentiality and safety. 2 tables and 14 references