10.1177/1524838002250764 ARTICLETRAUMA, VIOLENCE, & ABUSE / April 2003Mears REDUCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REVICTIMIZATION RESEARCH AND INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REVICTIMIZATION

Despite decades of research on domestic violence, considerable challenges must be addressed to develop sound, theoretically and empirically based interventions for reducing domestic violence revictimization. Many basic and applied research is-sues remain unaddressed by existing studies, and evaluations frequently do not sufficiently highlight their limitations or program or policy implications. None-theless, progress has been made, and practitioners and policy makers increasingly have a wide range of promising interventions from which to select. This article re-views research on domestic violence and focuses particular attention on interven-tions aimed at reducing revictimization among individuals known to have been abused. It also provides a conceptual framework for practitioners and policy mak-ers to situate existing evaluation research and highlights the need for better data to understand and assess efforts to reduce domestic violence revictimization. The au-thor concludes by discussing directions for future research and recommendations for practice and policy. Key words: domestic violence, interventions, revictimizatio