2001 Report: Evaluation of the STOP Formula Grants to Combat Violence Against Women

2001 Report:Evaluation of the STOP Formula Grants toCombat Violence Against WomenSeptember 2001Martha R. BurtJanine M. ZweigCynthia AndrewsAshley Van NessNeal ParikhBrenda K. UekertAdele V. HarrellThe Urban Institute2100 M Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20037 AcknowledgmentsThis report could not have been written without assistance from a num-ber of sources. The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of theNational Institute of Justice (NIJ) and our project monitor, BernardAuchter. We also thank Angela Moore Parmley of NIJ and CatherinePierce, Kim Cross Galvan, Ursula Barrett, Susan Williams, DeborahGoelman, Wendy Patten, and the staff of the Violence Against WomenOffice, as well as Joan Kuriansky and the staff of the STOP TA Project.We are very grateful for the guidance offered by members of ourAdvisory Panel: Joanne Belknap, Gail Burns-Smith, Rebecca Campbell,Barbara Hart, Meredith Hofford, Joan Kuriansky, Elaine Nugent, JoeRyan, Larry Sherman, Nancy Turner, and Joan Weiss. Our work benefit-ed significantly from their expertise.Staff of domestic violence incident reporting systems in Connecticut,Iowa, South Carolina, and Wisconsin graciously provided data sets forthe data reported in chapter 6 and even more graciously answered themany questions we had about how to use them.We met or interviewed well over 700 people during the course of ourtelephone surveys and site visits to 20 states, including state STOP grantadministrators, STOP subgrantees, advocates, service providers, lawenforcement professionals, prosecutors, and judges. We deeply appreci-ate their willingness to share their experiences and insights with us. Theaccuracy of all descriptions of STOP-funded projects displayed in textboxes and identified by project name in this report has been verified withproject staff, and their permission has been granted to include their pro-gram's name in this report. Staff of projects included in the Institute forLaw and Justice's (ILJ's) study of STOP-funded law enforcement andprosecution agencies, highlights of which are included in chapter 3,reviewed and had the opportunity to comment on the original ILJ report.Barbara Smith and Bonnie Katz helped greatly by serving as consul-tants for many site visits. The authors would also like to thank otherUrban Institute staff who contributed so much toward this project forhelp in preparing this report and for basic staff support: Scott Forrey,Helena Mickle, Suellen Wenz, and Mildred Woodhouse.This project was supported by Grant No. 95-WT-NX-0005 awarded bythe National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of viewin this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily representthe official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. The non-partisan Urban Institute publishes studies, reports, and books on timelytopics worthy of public consideration. The views expressed should not beattributed to the Urban Institute, its trustees, or its funders. eguxy‡vihqwix„ƒ 2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2Fssrsqrvsqr„ƒ2yp2„ri2PHHI2‚i€y‚„ 2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F†ssHow STOP Funds Were Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viiChanging Interagency Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ixImpact of STOP Funds: Perceptions of Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xImpact of STOP Funds on Law Enforcement and Prosecution Response . . . . . .xiSummary of Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiSexual Assault Receives Less Attention and Funding than Domestic Violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiiStates Continue to Strengthen Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiiigre€„i‚2IX2sx„‚yh…g„syx2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2FIOverview of the 2001 Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3gre€„i‚2PX2ƒ„y€2ƒ…fq‚ex„2e‡e‚hƒ2exh2€‚ytig„ƒ2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2FSProportion of Awards Accounted for in the SAPRs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Subgrant Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Distribution of Funds across Law Enforcement, Prosecution, andVictim Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7STOP Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .