Leslie Tutty
Dr. Leslie Tutty is a professor emerita with the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary where she taught courses in both clinical social work methods and research. Over the past twenty-five years, her research has focused on services for domestic violence including a number of evaluations of shelter and post-shelter programs for abused women, support groups for abused women, treatment for adult and child victims of sexual abuse and groups for men who abuse their partners. A new interest is homelessness, particularly how it affects women abused by intimate partners and their children. From 1999 to 2011, Leslie served as the Academic Research Co-ordinator of RESOLVE Alberta , a tri-provincial research institute on family violence. RESOLVE is one of Canada 's centres of excellence in research on violence against women and children. As such, Leslie has had the privilege of collaborating with a number of the leading researchers in violence against women across the country. Her extensive body of research on domestic violence spans the perspectives of social services, justice, health and mental health and addresses prevention, intervention and policy.
Supervisors: Dr. Anne Westhues
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The authors focus on the impact of government policies, such as the criminal justice response and child protection services, on a woman’s ability to safely leave an abusive relationship. The experiences of women who have used these safety resources are shared in this book. A further chapter discusses the issues raised by the experiences of women abused by lesbian partners.
Future challenges faced by abused women and the services and policies designed to protect them, concludes the book. Each chapter presents the results of recent Canadian research and documents the voices of women who share their experiences of having been abused by an intimate partner.
From the Yukon to downtown Toronto, specialized domestic violence courts are exploring new strategies to aid victims and hold perpetrators accountable. In What’s Law Got To Do With It? we learn from the perspective of prosecutors, victims, and researchers of the efficacy of these changes. The authors present recent, original research on the impact of specialized courts, the utilization of protection orders, and questions about custody in family violence cases.
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women have been acknowledged as substantial, few studies have
incorporated an analysis of the impacts of colonization in the context of
IPV. This secondary mixed-methods analysis explored the experiences of 40 Indigenous women from the Canadian prairie provinces who were abused
by their intimate partners. The women discussed the impact of colonization,
including the use of residential schools, to break down family life, spiritual
beliefs, and languages, at times linking this to IPV. Of the 40 women, 38
described male partners as the abusers and two identified female abusive
partners. Consistent with the literature, many of the male partners physically assaulted the respondents so severely that the women were injured and were at risk of death. Almost half of the men (47.4%) used sexually coercive
strategies and/or sexually assaulted the women. Implications include the
importance of professionals considering the broader historical experiences
and possible trauma of Indigenous women who seek assistance for IPV from
abusive partners
abused by intimate partners, rarely narrows to counseling
services. This mixed-methods secondary analysis examined
660 Canadian women and their use and impressions of counseling.
The women’s racial backgrounds were 50.8%
Indigenous, 43.1% White, and 6.1% visible minority. Women
who did not seek counseling reported less serious IPV and
fewer PTSD symptoms. Most rated counseling as quite a bit/
very helpful (77–87%), with the exception of marital counseling
(8.3%). The women commented about IPV-specific counseling,
general counseling, faith-base, addictions, couples
counseling, and Indigenous traditions. Comments revealed
strengths and concerns, including counselors lacking IPV
knowledge and difficulties accessing resources. Implications
are provided for clinicians and researchers.
The authors focus on the impact of government policies, such as the criminal justice response and child protection services, on a woman’s ability to safely leave an abusive relationship. The experiences of women who have used these safety resources are shared in this book. A further chapter discusses the issues raised by the experiences of women abused by lesbian partners.
Future challenges faced by abused women and the services and policies designed to protect them, concludes the book. Each chapter presents the results of recent Canadian research and documents the voices of women who share their experiences of having been abused by an intimate partner.
From the Yukon to downtown Toronto, specialized domestic violence courts are exploring new strategies to aid victims and hold perpetrators accountable. In What’s Law Got To Do With It? we learn from the perspective of prosecutors, victims, and researchers of the efficacy of these changes. The authors present recent, original research on the impact of specialized courts, the utilization of protection orders, and questions about custody in family violence cases.
women have been acknowledged as substantial, few studies have
incorporated an analysis of the impacts of colonization in the context of
IPV. This secondary mixed-methods analysis explored the experiences of 40 Indigenous women from the Canadian prairie provinces who were abused
by their intimate partners. The women discussed the impact of colonization,
including the use of residential schools, to break down family life, spiritual
beliefs, and languages, at times linking this to IPV. Of the 40 women, 38
described male partners as the abusers and two identified female abusive
partners. Consistent with the literature, many of the male partners physically assaulted the respondents so severely that the women were injured and were at risk of death. Almost half of the men (47.4%) used sexually coercive
strategies and/or sexually assaulted the women. Implications include the
importance of professionals considering the broader historical experiences
and possible trauma of Indigenous women who seek assistance for IPV from
abusive partners
abused by intimate partners, rarely narrows to counseling
services. This mixed-methods secondary analysis examined
660 Canadian women and their use and impressions of counseling.
The women’s racial backgrounds were 50.8%
Indigenous, 43.1% White, and 6.1% visible minority. Women
who did not seek counseling reported less serious IPV and
fewer PTSD symptoms. Most rated counseling as quite a bit/
very helpful (77–87%), with the exception of marital counseling
(8.3%). The women commented about IPV-specific counseling,
general counseling, faith-base, addictions, couples
counseling, and Indigenous traditions. Comments revealed
strengths and concerns, including counselors lacking IPV
knowledge and difficulties accessing resources. Implications
are provided for clinicians and researchers.