Despite advances in the sexual violence (SV) prevention field, practitioners still face challenges with identifying indicators to measure the impact of their prevention strategies. Public data, such as existing administrative and surveillance system data, may be a good option for organizations to examine trends in indicators for the purpose of program evaluation. In this article, we describe a framework and a process for identifying indicators with public data. Specifically, we present the SV Indicator Framework and a five-step indicator review process, which we used to identify indicators for a national SV prevention program. We present the findings of the indicator review and explain how the process could be used by evaluators and program planners within other developing topic areas. Tracking indicators with public data, in conjunction with other evaluation methods, may be a viable option for state-level program evaluations. We discuss limitations and implications for practice and research.

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用公共数据识别指标的过程：预防性暴力的一个例子

尽管在性暴力 (SV) 预防领域取得了进展，但从业者在确定衡量其预防策略影响的指标方面仍然面临挑战。公共数据，例如现有的行政和监督系统数据，可能是组织检查指标趋势以进行计划评估的不错选择。在本文中，我们描述了一个框架和一个过程，用于识别具有公共数据的指标。具体来说，我们提出了 SV 指标框架和一个五步指标审查过程，我们用它来确定国家 SV 预防计划的指标。我们展示了指标审查的结果，并解释了评估人员和项目规划人员如何在其他发展中的主题领域中使用该过程。使用公共数据跟踪指标，结合其他评估方法，可能是州级计划评估的可行选择。我们讨论了实践和研究的局限性和影响。