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Roads to Nowhere? Mapping Violence Against Women Services

NCJ Number
234249
Journal
Violence Against Women Volume: 17 Issue: 3 Dated: March 2011 Pages: 404-425
Author(s)
Maddy Coy; Liz Kelly; Joanne Foord; Janet Bowstead
Date Published
March 2011
Length
22 pages
Annotation
This article examines the use of mapping techniques to assess the characteristics of access of support for women who had experience violence.
Abstract
This article reports on two separate research projects that use mapping techniques, specifically Geographic Information Systems (GIS), to assess the spatial characteristics of access to specialized support services for women who have experienced domestic/sexual violence, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), and sexual exploitation. In the first project, maps document the location of specialized violence against women (VAW) services across nations and regions of the United Kingdom, demonstrating many gaps in provision. In the second project, mapping techniques assess the distance and direction women traveled in their journeys to access specialized support services (specifically shelters) when escaping domestic violence. Policy outcomes and conclusions and possibilities for using GIS for feminist research on violence against women are discussed. (Published Abstract)