RT Article
T1 A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Violence Shelter Staff Perceptions Regarding Barriers to Services in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United States
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 62
IS 11
SP 3278
OP 3297
A1 Grubb, Jonathan A.
A2 Muftić, Lisa R.
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1662791631
AB Service provision for domestic violence (DV) survivors has been a long-standing staple of shelters in the United States. Although shelter services provide numerous benefits for survivors, barriers tied to acquisition remain a pressing concern when combatting DV. Nevertheless, there has been minimal research exploring barriers to service acquisition on a cross-national level. As such, the current research cross-nationally examines perceptions of shelter staff regarding acquisition barriers as well as the effectiveness of local agencies to meet survivor needs and differences in populations served in the United States (specifically Texas) as well as in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Data collection stemmed from self-report surveys originally constructed in English and translated into Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian. Results underscored differences between populations served, perceptions of local agencies assisting survivors of DV, and barriers tied to cultural and financial concerns. Implications, limitations, and future directions are also discussed.
K1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
K1 Barriers
K1 Domestic violence
K1 Comparative
K1 Service provision
K1 Häusliche Gewalt
DO 10.1177/0306624X17739559