Military Sexual Trauma Support Team, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Mental Health Services, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System,150 S. Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130, USA.
Violence Against Women. 2011 Jan;17(1):71-88. doi: 10.1177/1077801210393924.
Although most battered women seeking formal help have some contact with court, limited research exists on what they find helpful and harmful about these experiences. Using qualitative data from low-income, largely Black battered women, this study finds that issues related to court outcomes, such as case disposition and enforcement, are important to evaluations of helpfulness. More frequently mentioned, however, are court processes, including treatment by staff, process length, and public disclosure. Results highlight the importance of research and practice attending to issues beyond court outcomes, as well as the potential impact supportive treatment at court may have for victims' recovery.
尽管大多数寻求正式帮助的受虐妇女与法庭有过一些接触，但对于她们在这些经历中觉得有帮助和有伤害的方面，研究非常有限。本研究使用来自低收入、以黑人为多数的受虐妇女的定性数据，发现与法庭结果相关的问题，例如案件处置和执行，对评估帮助的重要性。然而，更多提到的是法庭程序，包括工作人员的待遇、程序长度和公开披露。结果突出了研究和实践关注法庭结果以外的问题的重要性，以及在法庭上提供支持性治疗对受害者康复可能产生的潜在影响。
