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Family Court Review

Family Court Review

Volume 45 Issue 1, Pages 42 - 51

Published Online: 7 Dec 2006

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THE POLITICS OF RESEARCH: THE USE, ABUSE, AND MISUSE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA—THE CASES OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
Richard J. Gelles 1
  1 School of Social Policy & Practice University of Pennsylvania
Correspondence: Gelles@sp2.upenn.edu
Copyright © 2007 Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
KEYWORDS
family violence • domestic violence • violence toward women • intimate partner violence • batterer intervention programs • couples counseling

ABSTRACT

This article examines the issue of how research is utilized, abused, and misused in policy and practice in the area of intimate partner violence (IPV). The article reviews and critically analyzes facts set forth for the purpose of claiming that IPV is a significant social problem and finds that many of these facts lack empirical support. The lack of evidence that supports theoretical explanations for IPV and recommended interventions hinders the ability to adequately respond to the problem of IPV.


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10.1111/j.1744-1617.2007.00127.x About DOI

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