TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Domestic violence in the military: women's policy preferences and beliefs concerning routine screening and mandatory reporting
JO  - Military medicine
A1  - Gielen, Andrea Carlson
A1  - Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
A1  - Garza, Mary A.
A1  - O'Campo, Patricia J.
A1  - Dienemann, Jacqueline
A1  - Kub, Joan
A1  - Jones, Alison Snow
A1  - Lloyd, D. W.
SP  - 729
EP  - 735
VL  - 171
IS  - 8
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0026-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -