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dc.contributor.authorParmar, Alpaen
dc.contributor.authorSampson, Aliceen
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T23:14:04Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-30T23:14:04Z-
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.identifier.citation47, 2007en
dc.identifier.citationVolume 47, Issue 4en
dc.identifier.issn1464-3529en
dc.identifier.urihttps://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14598-
dc.description.abstractThis paper critiques the approach of identifying ‘best practice’ projects and discusses the problem with simply transferring projects into different contexts. The argument is illustrated by explaining the evaluation process of three domestic violence projects which all had the same aim, which was to reduce domestic violence. The evaluated projects all delivered advocacy programmes and were located in disadvantaged areas in the United Kingdom. A more suitable evaluation approach is proposed whereby practice principles are transferred rather than projects and this is presented in the form of a ‘practice model’.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen
dc.relation.ispartofThe British Journal of Criminologyen
dc.subjectAdvocacyen
dc.subjectPreventionen
dc.titleEvaluating domestic violence initiativesen
dc.title.alternativeBritish journal of criminologyen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azl094en
dc.identifier.catalogid794en
dc.subject.keywordDuplicateen
dc.subject.keywordJournal article/research paperen
dc.subject.keywordnew_recorden
dc.subject.keywordInternationalen
dc.description.notes<p>General Overview: The authors of this paper from the United Kingdom challenge the &ldquo;best practice&rdquo; approach to domestic violence projects and call for a deeper understanding of how interventions facilitate change.<br /><br />Discussion: The authors were funded to evaluate three domestic violence projects in terms of whether they had met their aims and objectives. However, they also considered whether the projects were appropriate solutions to the problem of domestic violence. The three projects were superficially similar: they offered advocacy services, were located in large cities in the United Kingdom, worked with ethnic minority women and were managed by voluntary not-for-profit organisations. However, closer examination revealed subtle differences in attitudes to their clients and other agencies.<br /><br />The authors criticise the &ldquo;best practice&rdquo; approach which suggests that projects that &ldquo;work&rdquo; can be transferred to a different context or rolled out across large regions. They argue that a deeper understanding of the successful project&rsquo;s mechanisms of change will allow practice principles to be identified, rather than simply replicating a project in other locations. These practice principles could be adapted for use in different contexts.</p>en
dc.identifier.sourceBritish journal of criminologyen
dc.date.entered2008-06-12en
dc.publisher.placeNew Yorken
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