Preventing intimate partner violence: A community capacity approach
APA Citation:
Mancini, J. A., Nelson, J. P., Bowen, G. L., & Martin, J. A. (2006). Preventing intimate partner violence: A community capacity approach. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 13(3–4), 203–227. https://doi.org/10.1300/J146v13n03_08
Focus:
Couples
Other
Programming
Subject Affiliation:
Civilian
Population:
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Methodology:
Review of Literature
Secondary Analysis
Authors:
Mancini, Jay A., Nelson, John P., Bowen, Gary L., Martin, James A.
Abstract:
Bringing together the energy, resources, creativity, and good will of citizens enhances community resilience. The shared responsibility and collective competence that emerge from community members banding together can be a powerful and ongoing positive influence on the quality of community life, including the relationships between intimate partners. We explore the importance that the community has for preventing intimate partner violence (IPV). We argue for active, network-oriented prevention efforts. We discuss key community principles and concepts (including a definition of the nature of community), explore a social organization perspective on communities, and present a theoretical approach to building community capacity. We posit implications for program development that include community as a place for prevention, a target for prevention, and as a force for prevention. Our implications for research include examining multiple community layers, the nexus of informal and formal social care systems, and contrasting extreme groups on pivotal social organization processes.
Publisher/Sponsoring Organization:
Haworth Press
Publication Type:
Article
Author Affiliation:
Department of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, JAM
Headquarters Family Advocacy Program, Brooks Air Force Base, JPN
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, GLB
Bryn Mawr College, JAM
Keywords:
intimate partner violence, partner violence prevention, community