Domestic violence, poverty, and social services: Does location matter?

Andrea Hetling; Haiyan Zhang

doi:10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00725.x

Domestic violence, poverty, and social services: Does location matter?

Andrea Hetling, Haiyan Zhang

Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, John J. Heldrich Ceter for Workforce Development
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Rutgers, The State University

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Objective. This study investigates whether or not domestic violence agencies are located in areas of need. Recent research indicates that community economic disadvantage is a risk factor for intimate partner violence, but related questions regarding the geographic location of social service agencies have not been investigated.Methods. Using Connecticut as a case study, we analyze the relationship of agency location and police-reported domestic violence incidents and assaults using OLS regression and correcting for spatial autocorrelation.Results. The presence of an agency within a town has no relationship with the rates of domestic violence. However, regional patterns are evident.Conclusion. Findings indicate that programs are not geographically mismatched with need, but neither are programs located in towns with higher rates of incidents or assaults. Future research and planning efforts should consider the geographic location of agencies.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	1144-1163
Number of pages	20
Journal	Social Science Quarterly
Volume	91
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00725.x
State	Published - Dec 2010

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