Section 904 Violence Against Indian Women In Indian Country Researchers' Workshop Meeting Summary

• NCJ Number: 242284
• Author(s): National Institute of Justice
• Date Published: April 2009
• Length: 17 pages
• Agencies: NIJ

Annotation

This document contains information about the Section 904 Violence Against Indian Women in Indian Country Researchers’ Workshop.

Abstract

This document contains information about the Section 904 Violence Against Indian Women in Indian Country Researchers’ Workshop held in New Jersey from March 31 – April 1, 2009. The first section contains a summary of key themes discussed during the workshop as they pertain to a proposed program of research under Section 903 of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 2005. These key themes center on the following: sampling; enrollment status; age of respondents; scales and measures; culturally appropriate methods, scales, and measures; modes of administration; location of interviews; ethical considerations; facilitating participation by tribal communities; and outreach and marketing. The document also includes the final agenda for the workshop. The topics for the workshop were 1) Overview of VAWA 2005, Title IX, Section 904a & NIJ’s Proposed Program of Research; 2) Facilitated Discussion – NIJ’s Primary Data Collection Plan; 3) Facilitated Discussion – Group Reports and Participant Discussion for each of the key themes; and 4) Facilitated Discussion – NIJ’s Secondary Data Analysis Plan. The final section of the document contains brief, biographical sketches for the Workshop’s participants.