Evaluation of Victim Advocacy Services Funded by the Violence Against Women Act in Urban Ohio, 1999

The focus of this research and evaluation endeavor was on direct service programs in Ohio, particularly advocacy services for female victims of violence, receiving funding through the Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors (STOP) formula grants under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994....

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Main Author: Bohmer, Carol (Author)
Contributors: Brandt, Jennifer (Contributor) ; Bronson, Denise E. (Contributor) ; Hartnett, Helen (Contributor) ; Kania, Kristen S. (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2000
In:Year: 2000
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