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The Perceptions of High-Risk Victims of Domestic Violence to a Coordinated Community Response in Cardiff, Wales

Cardiff University

Jasmin Tregidga

Cardiff University

Research was conducted with very high-risk victims of domestic violence to determine their levels of revictimization one year after being referred to a Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) and their perceptions of this type of intervention. The MARACs provide increased and ongoing communication between agencies and victims, risk assessments, advocacy to victims, help translating policy into action, and help in holding perpetrators to account. More than 4 in 10 victims reported no further violence one year after the MARAC. Nearly all victims first attributed responsibility for ending the violence to themselves and then acknowledged the importance of having multiagency support once they were ready to change their situations. This research reveals that taking a holistic multiagency approach to domestic violence can reduce recidivism, even among the population most at risk.

Key Words: coordinated community response (CCR) • high-risk domestic violence victims • multiagency • risk assessment

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