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Predicting Women's Perceptions of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Agency Helpfulness

What Matters to Program Clients?

Janine M. Zweig

The Urban Institute

Martha R. Burt

The Urban Institute

Study goals were to assess if community agency interactions, the characteristics of services provided by staff, and the combinations of services received can predict women's perceptions of victim service helpfulness around domestic violence and sexual assault. Data were collected from agency representatives in 26 communities, and both women who used services and others living in the community (n = 1,509 women). Women found nonprofit victim services more helpful based on staff behavior in those agencies and the extent to which women felt control when working with staff; helpfulness of services was enhanced when agencies interacted with the legal system and other community agencies.

Key Words: community collaboration • domestic violence • sexual assault

Violence Against Women, Vol. 13, No. 11, 1149-1178 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801207307799
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