Justice as a Tertiary Prevention Strategy

This chapter addresses the question, what is justice, in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV) and examines the use of law and the legal system for the prevention of IPV revictimization (tertiary prevention). The chapter highlights the limitations of the law and criminal legal system for achieving justice for specific groups of IPV survivors, and the potential for this system cause further harm. The chapter considers alternatives to the traditional criminal legal response to IPV to secure justice and safety for IPV survivors.

Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Among Underserved and Understudied Groups: The Roles of Culture and Context

This chapter discusses how intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention programs can be adapted to recognize the experiences of underserved groups, including underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities; LGBTQ and other sexual minorities; and people with disabilities. The chapter also examines the development of culturally sensitive prevention techniques and approaches. The chapter considers various types of prevention strategies and how they may be tailored to account for the unique needs of diverse populations and communities. The chapter further emphasizes the need to recognize inter-group heterogeneity when developing prevention programs.

Preventing Intimate Partner Violence: Thinking Forward1

This chapter sketches ideas on effective prevention and ways that different stakeholders may work toward reducing, and ultimately ending, domestic and sexual violence. It categorizes a few general pathways and charts issues that might facilitate or create barriers to preventing violence against girls and women. It draws on discussions from a 2014 violence prevention workshop as well as findings from prevention research on diverse populations in various cultures. Some of the prevention themes have emerged from a focus on systems-level reforms; others focus on larger cultural modifications that would transform whole communities and gender norms.

Gender-based Violence Assessment in the Health Sector and Beyond

This chapter discusses the rationale and evidence base for routine screening in the health care sector for gender-based violence (GBV) among patients who present for care. The evidence indicates that the impact of screening without subsequent intervention is limited. The chapter also discusses the policy context for GBV screening and makes recommendations for harnessing the potential of the health and other sectors to create safe environments for identifying and assisting GBV victims.

Engaging Men and Boys in Preventing Gender-based Violence

This chapter focuses on efforts to engage men and boys in preventing gender-based violence (GBV). We examine violence prevention efforts at the individual, family, community, and global levels. We highlight a range of innovative approaches from around the world, including restorative justice practices, online programs, culturally focused counseling, working with fathers and their children to recognize and prevent intergenerational violence, enhancing men’s capacity to support their pregnant partners, and involving men as allies in the effort to prevent violence against women.

Innovative Programs to Economically Empower Women and Prevent Intimate Partner Violence Revictimization

This chapter discusses several economic empowerment programs that were specifically designed for women who have experienced various forms of trauma and abuse, or that have been adapted for use with this population. The chapter offers examples of especially innovative program and highlights a therapeutic horticulture program located at a battered women’s shelter. The chapter also reviews the available empirical evidence regarding the outcomes of these programs and implications for prevention of revictimization.

Preventing Intimate Partner Violence: An Introduction

This chapter defines prevention in the context of intimate partner violence and discusses popular models of prevention science along with the major limitations of these models. The chapter also presents the spectrum of prevention model, which informs the development of subsequent chapters, and provides an overview of the topics the chapter authors address.

Research on Restorative Justice in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence

This chapter reviews the evaluation research on restorative justice (RJ) in cases of intimate partner violence (IPV). The chapter examines evidence regarding how well RJ ensures the safety and immediate needs of IPV survivors, the extent to which survivors feel a sense of justice as a result of these practices, the ability of RJ practices to hold offenders accountable and to prevent further offending. The chapter describes the three most common forms of RJ and discusses evaluations of these practices, subsequently reviewing the research literature focusing specifically on RJ and IPV. The chapter also discusses some recent developments in RJ and other alternative approaches to crimes of sexual assault and severe violence.

Emergent Research and Practice Trends in Contextually Addressing the Complexity of Women’s Use of Force

This chapter provides an overview of the research on and community-based programmatic responses to battered women’s use of force in their intimate heterosexual relationships. The chapter highlights emerging issues in this area with the goal of developing a more fully informed response to the complexity introduced by criminalizing women’s responses to violence and abuse in their intimate relationships.

Primary Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Programs for Adolescents and Young Adults

This chapter provides an overview of best and promising practices for preventing dating violence and sexual violence among adolescents and young adults. The chapter highlights the need to create prevention curricula that address multiple types of violence; build links between prevention efforts over time, and across professional groups and various contexts; examine the intersection of violence prevention and prevention of other health problems; and connect prevention efforts across a target group’s social relationships.