@article{ref1,
title="Domestic violence in the military: women's policy preferences and beliefs concerning routine screening and mandatory reporting",
journal="Military medicine",
year="2006",
author="Gielen, Andrea Carlson and Campbell, Jacquelyn C. and Garza, Mary A. and O'Campo, Patricia J. and Dienemann, Jacqueline and Kub, Joan and Jones, Alison Snow and Lloyd, D. W.",
volume="171",
number="8",
pages="729-735",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study describes active duty military (ADM) women's beliefs and preferences concerning domestic violence (DV) policy in the military. METHODS: Telephone interviews were completed with 474 ADM women from all services, 119 of whom had experienced DV during their military service. RESULTS: A majority (57%) supported routine screening. Although 87% said the military's policy on mandatory reporting should remain the same, only 48% thought abuse should be reported to the commanding officer; abused women were significantly less likely than nonabused women to agree with this aspect of the policy. ADM women's beliefs were similar to those of women in a previously studied civilian sample, except that 73% of ADM compared to 43% of civilian women thought routine screening would increase women's risk of further abuse. CONCLUSIONS: ADM women recognized both advantages and disadvantages of current DV policies. More research is urgently needed about actual outcomes of screening and reporting policies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0026-4075",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}