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Encouraging Victims: Responding To A Recent Study Of Battered Women Who Commit Crimes, Carol E. Jordan
Encouraging Victims: Responding To A Recent Study Of Battered Women Who Commit Crimes, Carol E. Jordan
Carol E. Jordan
Over many decades, domestic violence statistics have consistently revealed that women from a wide variety of backgrounds are victimized, though the rate of victimization varies depending on a woman’s particular characteristics. Despite this consistency, past and present approaches to domestic violence have failed to attend to the diverse realities of victims. Advocates and researchers first devoted their efforts toward conveying the message that while any woman could potentially become a victim of domestic violence, no woman should become a victim. They then focused on creating laws and policies granting victims greater access to the legal system and making the justice …
2015 Phssr Extramural Research Inventory, Glen P. Mays, Anna G. Hoover, Ann V. Kelly, Julie Jacobs, Lizeth C. Fowler, Kara Richardson
2015 Phssr Extramural Research Inventory, Glen P. Mays, Anna G. Hoover, Ann V. Kelly, Julie Jacobs, Lizeth C. Fowler, Kara Richardson
Anna G. Hoover
This portfolio describes 139 funded extramural projects managed by the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Services and Systems Research and the Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks National Coordinating Center from 2009-2015.
Investigation Of The Correlates And Effectiveness Of A Prison-Based Wellness Program, Monica L. Clouse, David M. Mannino, Philip R. Curd
Investigation Of The Correlates And Effectiveness Of A Prison-Based Wellness Program, Monica L. Clouse, David M. Mannino, Philip R. Curd
David M. Mannino
In 2006, a comprehensive wellness intervention, titled Wellness Works, was implemented in an incarcerated male population at a 200-bed facility in LaGrange, Kentucky. The purpose of this study was to determine health risk factors and benefits of program participation by analyzing data from a pre-/post-participation health risk assessment (HRA). In total, 448 inmates completed the pre- HRA and 177 (40%) completed the post- HRA. Among program completers, two of the six measured domains (smoking and depression) showed significant improvement at the post- HRA while the other domains (exercise, nutrition, stress, and dental hygiene) did not show significant changes. Overall, this …