Female circumcision group in Lesotho
Few existing programmes seeking to prevent sexual violence have been evaluated rigorously.
Two noteworthy programmes were found to reduce perpetration after careful evaluation, viz the Safe Dates Programme and Stepping Stones. These studies show that prevention is possible, but hampered by the absence of reliable data. Further research needs to be prioritised urgently to test these interventions in different settings and among different population groups. The following priority areas are outlined in the SVRI’s sexual violence research agenda to prevent the many forms of sexual violence:
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development and testing of the effectiveness of theoretically based interventions
evaluation of existing programmes
adaptation and testing of successful programmes more widely in diverse settings
evaluation of settings where the rate of sexual violence is changing to determine the most important factors at play.
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative seeks to address these knowledge gaps and to promote research into priority areas in the sexual violence research agenda.
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