Family Violence Measurement: A Sourcebook for FAP.

This guidebook poses six specific topics for examination. Each topic represents a common and familiar scenario. It is intended to help build a knowledge base of research methods for the personnel who staff the Armys Family Advocacy Program. The material covered includes the following questions 1 How much abuse is there 2 What are the differences in types of maltreatment 3 What effect does change in population size have on rates 4 Who are the victims and offenders 5 What are the effects of substance involvement on spouse and child abuse 6 What information can FAP gain from the source of referral This document will serve several purposes 1 to teach some basic research methods 2 to help FAP managers gather and analyze information from subordinates, and 3 to help people in the field analyze their own unique situation.