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Abstract
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PURPOSE: Recently, there has been increased attention to community- and neighborhood-level influences on rates and experiences of intimate partner violence. This article describes the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to geographically analyze these influences in order to enhance community-level understanding of and responses to intimate partner violence.
Design/methodology/approach: The authors review existing literature supporting the needs for this level of analysis, and then they present nine steps for researchers and practitioners to use when applying GIS to analyze intimate partner violence.
Findings: N/A: This is a conceptual paper
Research limitations/implications: This article offers researchers and practitioners suggested strategies for using GIS analyses to examine community-level influences on intimate partner violence in future research.
Practical implications: The practical implications of using GIS analyses are discussed, including ways that the findings of these analyses can be used to enhance community-level resources to prevent and respond to intimate partner violence.
Originality/value: To date, there has been minimal research used to apply GIS analyses to the problem of intimate partner violence in communities. This article presents a framework for future researchers and practitioners to apply this methodology to expand on community-level understanding of intimate partner violence.
Language: en |