Goodman Lisa, Epstein Deborah
Boston College, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2005 Apr;20(4):479-87. doi: 10.1177/0886260504267838.
A key question facing researchers of intimate partner violence is how the real-life contexts of victims' lives should affect state policy. The bulk of recently adopted and much touted criminal justice reforms have taken the form of relatively inflexible, one-size-fits-all mandatory responses focused on counseling, restraining, and punishing batterers. Even the protection order system relies far more heavily on batterer treatment programs than on victim support to prevent future violence. Together, these reforms have largely sacrificed the contextualized, woman-centered focus from which the antidomestic violence movement originated. Recently, however, a small body of research has emerged indicating that responding flexibly to victims' needs and providing them with advocacy and broad social support could be a more successful strategy for keeping women safe. These data highlight the importance of expanding victim-centered resources and reincorporating a particularized perspective into current policy and practice. Development of this literature should guide future reform efforts.
亲密伴侣暴力问题研究人员面临的一个关键问题是，受害者的现实生活背景应如何影响国家政策。最近通过且备受吹捧的刑事司法改革，大多采取了相对僵化、一刀切的强制应对措施，重点是对施暴者进行咨询、限制和惩罚。就连保护令制度也更多地依赖于施暴者治疗项目，而非受害者支持，以防止未来的暴力行为。这些改革共同在很大程度上牺牲了反家庭暴力运动所源自的情境化、以女性为中心的关注点。然而，最近出现了一小部分研究表明，灵活回应受害者需求并为其提供宣传和广泛社会支持，可能是保障女性安全的更成功策略。这些数据凸显了扩大以受害者为中心的资源，并将特定视角重新纳入当前政策和实践的重要性。这方面文献的发展应指导未来的改革努力。
