Moving Upstream Domestic Violence Prevention Initiatives in a Community-Based Advocacy Organization

Date of Award

2010

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Social Sciences

First Advisor

Dean, Erin

Keywords

Domestic, Violence, Prevention

Area of Concentration

Anthropology

Abstract

The focus of this thesis is community education and engagement in the context of domestic and sexual violence prevention at SPARCC (Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center in Sarasota, Florida). This research takes the form of unstructured interviews and participant observation learning alongside educators and leaders in the Sarasota area who teach various groups in the community about domestic and sexual violence issues. Specifically, I discuss various strategies and goals of primary prevention and observe how projects and outreach events put on by the prevention team fit into these goals. I also look at the needs and limitations of the prevention team at SPARCC, as well as how collaboration shapes the programs. In order for these initiatives to reach their potential, programs for young males must be developed, and involvement from adult males is needed to reframe domestic violence as a social issue that affects everyone rather than a �women's issue.� Through this project, I ultimately discuss how SPARCC's collaborative efforts with the surrounding community fit into a spectrum of multi-level prevention.

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