TY - JOUR PY - 2011// TI - Roads to nowhere? Mapping violence against women services JO - Violence against women A1 - Coy, Maddy A1 - Kelly, Liz A1 - Foord, Joanne A1 - Bowstead, Janet Christine SP - 404 EP - 425 VL - 17 IS - 3 N2 - 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.

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LA - en SN - 1077-8012 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801211398637 ID - ref1 ER -