RT Article
T1 A Web of Disheartenment With Hope on the Horizon: Intimate Partner Violence in Rural and Northern Communities
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 36
IS 9/10
SP 4058
OP 4083
A1 Faller, Y. Nichole
A1 Wuerch, Melissa Anne
A1 Hampton, Mary Rucklos
A1 Barton, Sylvia
A1 Fraehlich, Cheryl
A1 Juschka, Darlene M. 1957-
A1 Milford, Krista
A1 Moffitt, Pertice
A1 Ursel, Jane 1948-
A1 Zederayko, Alexis
A2 Wuerch, Melissa Anne
A2 Hampton, Mary Rucklos
A2 Barton, Sylvia
A2 Fraehlich, Cheryl
A2 Juschka, Darlene M. 1957-
A2 Milford, Krista
A2 Moffitt, Pertice
A2 Ursel, Jane 1948-
A2 Zederayko, Alexis
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1755889534
AB Intimate partner violence (IPV) has become a worldwide epidemic, yet little is known about the experiences of women survivors living in rural and Northern Canadian communities. Existing statistics suggest that women living in rural areas of the Canadian Prairie Provinces and Northwest Territories (NWT) are at a significantly higher risk of experiencing IPV. To better understand the experiences of IPV in these regions, qualitative interviews were conducted with service providers, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Victims Services, Shelter Services, counselors, and others (e.g., physicians). In total, 122 participants were interviewed. These interviews were analyzed using a grounded theory approach where the data/results were transformed into a pictorial matrix that documents the struggles that service providers endure. The matrix/results highlight how social issues, such as isolation and poverty, contribute to social oppressions, such as lack of resources, transportation, and/or services. As service providers struggle against these forces, they begin to develop feelings of disheartenment. Yet, they continue to fight because there are opposing forces, such as Emergency Intervention Orders, police transportation, and Victim Services, that demonstrate how societal response is improving the lives and increasing safety in rural and Northern communities. Ultimately, the results suggest that to reduce the incidences of IPV, we must go beyond the violent acts and deal with the social contexts in which IPV resides.
K1 legal intervention
K1 intervention/treatment
K1 Service providers
K1 community violence
K1 cultural contexts
K1 Domestic Violence
DO 10.1177/0886260518789141