What about me! : Seeking to understand a child's view of violence in the family

The opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Crime Prevention Strategy or the Government of Canada. [...] Descriptive Studies Correlational Studies Binary Classification The Problem(s) of Binary Classification Potential Solutions National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth Program Evaluation The Program The Referrals/Clients The Comparison The Implementation The Outcomes Conceptual Framework: Seek to Understand. [...] In 11%, the characteristics of violence were not measured, as in some studies of shelter residents when exposure to violence would be assumed and dimensions of the violence (e.g., severity) were not relevant to the research question. [...] Descriptive Studies In 4% of the empirical studies reviewed here, the intent was to describe the incidence or prevalence of inter-parental violence in the general population. [...] And the relevance of conclusions depend on how closely the operational definition matches the nominal definitions of consumers of the research or, more pointedly, the characteristics of young people receiving services.