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Addressing barriers to work for disabled people and those with long term health conditions in Brighton & Hove: research report
- Authors:
- BENNETT Lauren, RAY Kathryn, WILSON Tony
- Publisher:
- Learning and Work Institute
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 65
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
A research study into the barriers to employment, volunteering and skills development for disabled people and individuals with long term health conditions in Brighton & Hove. The research comprised a scoping stage, stakeholder research and consultation workshops. Key themes covered in the report include: experiences of employment support – those further from work wanted more intensive and personalised employment support, including help to prepare for work, look for work and to apply for jobs and disabled people’s experiences of support often reflected the quality of their relationship with the adviser or staff who supported them; provision of support in Brighton & Hove – there is a range of provision available in Brighton & Hove, but a lack of awareness of such provision amongst employees and local residents; experiences of employment – some employers held misconceptions about disabled people and individuals with health conditions, including the automatic assumption that disabled employees would have a physical impairment and therefore be unsuitable for certain roles; support for employers – when employers received appropriate support, this was often key to their decision and ability to hire a disabled person. However, there was a lack of awareness of wider local and national support services amongst employers and employees. (Edited publisher abstract)
Predicting repeat abuse among arrested batterers: use of the Danger Assessment Scale in the criminal justice system
- Authors:
- GOODMAN Lisa A., DUTTON Mary Ann, BENNETT Lauren
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 15(1), January 2000, pp.63-74.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article describes a pilot investigation of the utility of the Danger Assessment Scale for contributing to the prediction of repeat abuse. Findings suggest that the Danger Assessment Scale, administered to battered women seeking help from the justice system, can contribute significantly to the prediction of short-term abuse recurrence among arrested batterers. Implications for future research are discussed.
Systemic obstacles to the criminal prosecution of a battering partner: a victim perspective
- Authors:
- BENNETT Lauren, GOODMAN Lisa, DUTTON Mary Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 14(7), July 1999, pp.761-772.
- Publisher:
- Sage
It is well known in the criminal justice community that victims often wish to drop charges against their abusers, even after initially expressing enthusiasm about going forward. There has been minimal research exploring victims' reasons for following through with pressing charges or asking that charges be dropped. This article presents one perspective: that of victims who have entered the process of pressing criminal charges against an intimate partner. The authors present several themes that reflect victims' experience. Implications for intervention and future research are discussed.
Through the lens of therapeutic jurisprudence: the relationship between empowerment in the court system and well-being for intimate partner violence victims
- Authors:
- BENNETT CATTANEO Lauren, GOODMAN Lisa A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(3), March 2010, pp.481-502.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Research has established the connection between intimate partner violence victims’ empowering experiences in the court system and their satisfaction with the process, but not between these experiences and victims’ broader well-being, a link suggested by the framework of therapeutic jurisprudence. This study investigated the relationship between empowerment and victim depression, quality of life, fear and intention to use the system in the future among 142 court-involved women. The first 6 months of data collected in the 12 month program evaluation at the District of Columbia’s Superior Court are reported. The participants were primarily African American (88.7%) and on low income. Levels of abuse in the year prior to recruitment were high and repeat abuse was common. At 3 and 6 months after recruitment, over and above repeat abuse, the outcome of the criminal case, and expectations about the court system, more empowering experiences in the court predicted improvement in depression and quality of life, in addition to stronger intention to use the system in the future if needed. The authors comment that these results should not be generalised beyond a very specific population, that is, African American women who have been abused by a male partner and are seeking help from a court system in an urban area. Implications of the findings include the need for research on what aspects of victim experience in court are empowering and evaluations of innovations that can increase the likelihood they will occur.
Describing intimate partner stalking over time: an effort to inform victim-centered service provision
- Authors:
- BENNETT CATTANEO Lauren, CHO Sarah, BOTUCK Shelly
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(17), November 2011, pp.3428-3454.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Noting that there is a significant body of research suggesting that stalking is widespread, and that over the past 20 years the US government and all 50 states have passed legislation making stalking a crime, this article reports on longitudinal research exploring the experience of stalking victims. The study was conducted by Safe Horizon, an organisation providing assistance to victims of violence and abuse in New York City. Using monthly interviews over 7 months with a sample of 82 women identified as victims of stalking, information was gathered about the participants' relationship with the stalker, prior abuse, stalking frequency, and participants' stalking-related experiences, safety and distress. The article describes the methodology, analysis and results. The majority of participants were stalked by a former, rather than current, intimate partner. The study found that on average stalking decreased in frequency over time, but that the decrease was not dramatic, and that stalking did not decrease significantly when victims were in contact with victim services. Also, as stalking frequency decreased, perceived safety increased and distress decreased.
The goals of IPV survivors receiving orders of protection: an application of the empowerment process model
- Authors:
- CATTANEO Lauren Bennett, GROSSMANN Jessica, CHAPMAN Aliya R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 31(17), 2016, pp.2889-2911.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Protection orders (POs) are a widely recommended and commonly used intervention for intimate partner violence (IPV), but evidence for their effectiveness is mixed. This mixed methods study used the framework of empowerment to explore the goals of petitioners who seek POs, and the extent to which one group of experts considers these goals to be a good fit with the court’s intent. The authors collected data in three phases: (a) they conducted a qualitative study to generate a list of goals (n = 10); (b) they administered the list to a sample of IPV survivors (n = 157); and (c) they surveyed a group of attorneys (n = 10). Results showed that petitioners endorse many goals for seeking POs and that while their highest priority goals relate to safety, other nearly universally endorsed goals are more psychological in nature, such as moving on with one’s life. Petitioners also use the orders to navigate complex relationships, helping themselves to set boundaries in addition to sending a clear message to respondents. Their group of lawyers viewed petitioners’ highest priority goals as a relatively good fit with the system, but was fairly pessimistic about the likelihood of success. Petitioners’ ratings of progress toward their goals, at the time of the PO hearing, differed markedly from lawyers’ perceptions. Implications for research and practice are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)