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Domestic Violence Fatality Review: Can It Mobilize Community-Level Change?

NCJ Number
245079
Journal
Homicide Studies Volume: 17 Issue: 4 Dated: November 2013 Pages: 418-435
Author(s)
Heather L. Storer; Taryn Lindhorst; Kelly Starr
Date Published
November 2013
Length
18 pages
Annotation

This study examined whether DVFRs facilitate change in the community-level response to domestic violence.

Abstract

Domestic Violence Fatality Review (DVFR) teams are a means of identifying systems' gaps in the coordinated response to domestic violence. While the number of homicide reviews has grown, little is known about whether DVFRs facilitate change in the community-level response to domestic violence. This research evaluated whether the recommendations made by one state-level DVFR had an effect on community and organizational priorities and practices. The results indicate that the recommendations influence countywide priorities, but less was done to implement the recommendations. DVFRs have the capacity to influence community-level change agendas; however, organizations need support moving from issue prioritization to implementation. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage Journals.

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