| Domestic Violence is a serious and pervasive problem in the United States. Over the past 25 to 30 years, many communities have begun taking a more active role in facing this problem. Unfortunately, many of these coordinated community responses to domestic violence have made little or no effort to incorporate program evaluation. The aim of the current study was to begin with the end in mind by incorporating program evaluation into each step of the process of developing a coordinated community response to domestic violence in a suburban Chicago community.; The writer and the coordinated community response program developer collaborated throughout the program development process through consultation and interviews with members of relevant community agencies including the police department, local department of health and human services, a domestic violence shelter, and an agency providing services to children who witness family violence. Program development and program evaluation design were created concurrently and in accordance with the requirements of a prospective grant funding source. The final product of this dissertation is a program evaluation protocol for the Hoffman Estates Domestic Violence Response Team (HEDVRT). |
