Developing and Testing New Domestic Abuse Questions and Approach for the Crime Survey for England and Wales
Previous research highlighted that a fundamental rethink of the measurement of domestic abuse was needed in the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). The research reported here aimed to develop and test new questions on domestic abuse for the CSEW to improve the headline prevalence measure, inc...
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| description | Previous research highlighted that a fundamental rethink of the measurement of domestic abuse was needed in the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). The research reported here aimed to develop and test new questions on domestic abuse for the CSEW to improve the headline prevalence measure, including frequency of abuse, to develop a way of measuring controlling or coercive behavior within the overall prevalence measure, and to develop a measure of the impact of abuse. The research included focus groups and interviews with victims (n = 27) to assess a set of draft questions and cognitive testing of revised questions with victims and the general public (n = 42). A final set of 24 questions was developed for use with victims of both intimate partner and family abuse, with an additional question for family abuse. The new questions were found to echo victim experiences and were deemed acceptable and reliable measures by victims and the general public for domestic abuse, including controlling and/or coercive behavior and impact. An analytical approach was recommended to improve the headline prevalence measure of domestic abuse by establishing ‘high’ and ‘low’ abuse profiles using measures of both behavior and impact. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-373e58e85e2947ff892732fc5da0a4842024-01-26T18:27:40ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602023-12-011311010.3390/socsci13010010Developing and Testing New Domestic Abuse Questions and Approach for the Crime Survey for England and WalesMarianne Hester0Sarah-Jane Walker1Eldin Fahmy2Andy Myhill3School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Bristol BS8 1TZ, UKSchool for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Bristol BS8 1TZ, UKSchool for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Bristol BS8 1TZ, UKCollege of Policing, 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 4PU, UKPrevious research highlighted that a fundamental rethink of the measurement of domestic abuse was needed in the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). The research reported here aimed to develop and test new questions on domestic abuse for the CSEW to improve the headline prevalence measure, including frequency of abuse, to develop a way of measuring controlling or coercive behavior within the overall prevalence measure, and to develop a measure of the impact of abuse. The research included focus groups and interviews with victims (n = 27) to assess a set of draft questions and cognitive testing of revised questions with victims and the general public (n = 42). A final set of 24 questions was developed for use with victims of both intimate partner and family abuse, with an additional question for family abuse. The new questions were found to echo victim experiences and were deemed acceptable and reliable measures by victims and the general public for domestic abuse, including controlling and/or coercive behavior and impact. An analytical approach was recommended to improve the headline prevalence measure of domestic abuse by establishing ‘high’ and ‘low’ abuse profiles using measures of both behavior and impact.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/1/10domestic abusemeasurementcoercive controlimpactabuse profiles |
| spellingShingle | Marianne Hester Sarah-Jane Walker Eldin Fahmy Andy Myhill Developing and Testing New Domestic Abuse Questions and Approach for the Crime Survey for England and Wales Social Sciences domestic abuse measurement coercive control impact abuse profiles |
| title | Developing and Testing New Domestic Abuse Questions and Approach for the Crime Survey for England and Wales |
| title_full | Developing and Testing New Domestic Abuse Questions and Approach for the Crime Survey for England and Wales |
| title_fullStr | Developing and Testing New Domestic Abuse Questions and Approach for the Crime Survey for England and Wales |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing and Testing New Domestic Abuse Questions and Approach for the Crime Survey for England and Wales |
| title_short | Developing and Testing New Domestic Abuse Questions and Approach for the Crime Survey for England and Wales |
| title_sort | developing and testing new domestic abuse questions and approach for the crime survey for england and wales |
| topic | domestic abuse measurement coercive control impact abuse profiles |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/1/10 |
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