Projects

See also JIBC Research Reports

Summary Update 

• On August 4, 2010, the Centre for the Prevention and Reduction of Violence sponsored an afternoon seminar focusing on “Research in Progress: A Process of Discovery.” Dr. Bethan Lloyd presented the theoretical and methodological framework for the applied research project that focuses on developing more effective prevention and intervention strategies for male perpetrators of intimate partner violence in South Asian communities. Read the complete article.

Code White - Hidden Curriculum

Code White - Hidden Curriculum is a project in development with Providence Health Care. We are looking at how hospital staff and other healthcare providers learn how to respond effectively to workplace violence, maintaining both public and personal safety. This area of interest will expand to the context of emergency preparedness and disaster relief in conjunction with research taking place through the JIBC’s Office of Applied Research and Emergency Management Division. CPRV will support the services of a Graduate Student, Sevinj Askerova, under the direction of Dr. Richard Sullivan, UBC School of Social Work.

Violence Reduction Circle: The Costs of Not Investing in Social Development

Violence Reduction Circle is a collaboration of domestic and family violence researchers from the University of Victoria, UBC, Simon Fraser University, The BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, NGO’s and hospital clinical settings. The consortium is developing a violence reduction framework for British Columbia and is supporting the work of Kate Rossiter, doctoral student, FREDA Centre, Simon Fraser University.  Advocating Violence Prevention through research and strategic investments in families and children, CPRV supports a BC collaboration of researchers from BC universities, hospitals and NGO’s. At the national level, the JIBC participates in the Canadian Partnership for Social Equity with the Canadian Council for Social Development (CCSD).

The official release of the research Report was on December 5, 2011:
 "Domestic Violence Prevention and Reduction in British Columbia (2000-2010)"
Prepared by:  Katherine R. Rossier, PhD candidate
Prepared for: CPRV, Violence Reduction Circle

• Report Launch Invitation
• Executive Summary 
• Final Report (November 2011) 
   

The official release of the research Report was on November 21, 2011:
"This is a man's problem": Strategies for working with South Asian male perpetrators of intimate partner violence.  (formerly called A Process of Discovery) 
Researchers:  Gary Thandi, MSW with Bethan Lloyd, PhD

• Report Launch Invitation
• Executive Summary
• Final Report  (November 2011)

"This is a man's problem" is an exploratory project with frontline practitioners in lower mainland South Asian communities. We are looking at the development of effective prevention and intervention strategies for male perpetrators of intimate partner violence. The first stage of this research involved in-depth qualitative interviews with 15 frontline practitioners in this field.  The second stage of the research involved interviews with Corrections and Probation Officers.

Publication: Towards Healthier Violence Free South Asian Families

The South Asian Community Champions Against Domestic Abuse Forum was held on Sunday April 10, 2011 to commemmorate The National Victims of Crime Awareness Week (April 10-16) wtih funding support from the Department of Justice Canada.  For details please see Applied Research events or the flyer.

Last updated April 24, 2012