Cova Presentation 09_women Of Color Research To Practice_final

Research to Practice:

Women of Color and Victimization Implications for Services

COVA Conference October 19, 2009 Marti Kovener & Ana Soler

female victimization rates BJS Special Report Violent Victimization and Race, 1993-98, March 2001, NCJ 176354, www.ncjrs.gov

reporting of crime

what does culture mean to us?

acculturation

Latina immigrants had a lower rate of interpersonal victimization The higher the score of Anglo acculturation, the higher the rate for all types of victimization (DV, SA, stalking)

Interpersonal Victimization and Help-Seeking in a National Sample of Latino Women: Initial Results from the SALAS Study, Chiara Sabina , Penn State Harrisburg and Carlos Cuevas, Northeastern University, 2009

help seeking behaviors

Interpersonal Victimization and Help-Seeking in a National Sample of Latino Women: Initial Results from the SALAS Study, Chiara Sabina , Penn State Harrisburg and Carlos Cuevas, Northeastern University, 2009

sources of formal and informal help

formal

informal

Medical – 35%

Parents – 27%

Law Enforcement – 17%

Friend – 21%

R.O. – 11%

Sibling – 14%

Criminal Charges – 11%

Clergy – 6%

Agency – 10%

Interpersonal Victimization and Help-Seeking in a National Sample of Latino Women: Initial Results from the SALAS Study, Chiara Sabina , Penn State Harrisburg and Carlos Cuevas, Northeastern University, 2009

systemic barriers Perpetrators of sexual assault against White victims are still more likely to be convicted 67% of low-income, welfare dependent Black women had experienced a previous sexual assault 76% of African American survivors attributed their rape to the riskiness of their living situations (e.g., “I was living in a bad neighborhood.”) Distrust of police and formal “helpers” is more widespread in

Campbell, R. Adolescent Victims of SA and Reporting (preliminary findings presented to NIJ June 2009) Honeycutt, Marshall, & Weston (2001) Violence Against Women, Vol. 7. Wyatt, GE (1992) Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 48. Brunson, R (2007) Criminology and Public Policy, Vol .6.

culturally based services

African Americans who participated in culturally specific intervention programs found the information to be more personally relevant to them and were more motivated to hear the message.

Contextualizing Rape: Reviewing sequelae and proposing a culturally inclusive ecological model of sexual assault recovery. Neville, H. A., & Heppner, M. J. (1999). Applied & Preventive Psychology, 8, 41-62.

inclusivity in domestic violence shelters

•Study conducted in 8 states - CT, FL, IL, MI, NM, OK, TN, WA) •215 programs surveyed, 3410 residents •36 languages spoken by shelter staff •82% had staff who spoke a language other then English •72% had at least one Spanishspeaking staff member •77% of residents surveyed agreed that “It seemed like a place for people like me.” •76% of residents felt their racial background was respected

Meeting Survivors’ Needs: A Multi-State Study of Domestic Violence Shelter Experiences, 2008 Eleanor Lyon, Shannon Lane, and Anne Menard, National Institute of Justice (October 2008) http://new.vawnet.org//catego

community engagement

Casa de Esperanza What are your hopes and dreams? What barriers do you face to get there? Who do you talk to when you need help?

community-based social marketing

awareness test

application

contact

Ana Soler: [email protected] Marti Kovener: [email protected] For copies of presentation materials: www.capacity360.com/stuff