Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Intimate partner violence—response to Matjasko et al
Other Titles:	Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Authors:	Buzawa, Carl G Buzawa, Eve S
Keywords:	Prevention;Leaving/Staying;Risk factors
Year:	2013
Publisher:	John Wiley & Sons
Citation:	32 (1), Winter 2013
Notes:	In this response to Matjasko et al ‘The role of economic factors and economic support in preventing and escaping from intimate partner violence’, Buzawa and Buzawa raise two key points of difference in the issues that paper covers. Matjasko et al propose that resources to intervene in intimate partner violence (IPV) be distributed widely in an attempt to address poverty, given that economically disadvantaged people suffer more IPV. Buzawa and Buzawa advocate that scarce economic resources target the most violent perpetrators and the most vulnerable victims. Buzawa and Buzawa also cast doubt on the presumption that financial support of abused women is the best solution to IPV as it allows them to leave a violent relationship. They suggest that victims may not wish to leave but instead simply to have the violence end. Also, there is much research to show that separation from a violent partner may actually increase the violence. The authors recommend that funds instead be used to prosecute perpetrators or otherwise control their behavior. Should funding be increased beyond the needs of perpetrator-targeted interventions, Buzawa and Buzawa advocate that resources be steered to victim centric programs.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15479
ISSN:	1520-6688
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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