Evaluating services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault / Stepahanie Riger ... [et al].

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and indexes.

Machine generated contents note: PART I: THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT OF EVALUATION -- 1. The Evolution of the Violence Against Women Social Movement and Services for Victims -- The History of the Violence Against Women Movements -- Linking Past and Present: Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Services -- Emerging Demands for Program Evaluation of Rape Crisis Centers and Domestic Violence Shelters -- Key Points -- 2. Collaboration in Evaluation Research -- Trust -- Power and Control -- Time Perspective -- Expertise -- Emotional Stress -- Conclusion -- Key Points -- PART II: KEY ASPECTS OF DOING AN EVALUATION -- 3. Why Evaluate? -- Reasons to Evaluate -- Resistance to Evaluation -- Questionable Reasons for Evaluation -- Alternative Approaches to Evaluation -- Units of Analysis: Individual, Family, and Community -- Key Points -- 4. Basic Concepts in Evaluation -- Process Evaluation -- Outcome Evaluation -- Indicators of Process and Outcome -- Collecting Data -- Reliability and Validity -- Outcome Evaluation Design -- Key Points -- 5. Using Evaluation Results -- How to Use Evaluation Results to Improve Services -- How to Communicate the Results -- of Your Evaluation -- Summary -- Key Points -- PART III: LESSONS LEARNED -- 6. Lessons Learned in Evaluating Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services -- Evaluation Approach -- Considerations in Evaluating Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services -- Lessons Learned -- Future Directions -- Key Points -- Appendix A: Evaluation Measures -- for Domestic Violence Services -- Appendix B: Evaluation Measures -- for Sexual Assault Services -- Additional Resources -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- About the Authors.