How has the violence against women act affected the response of the criminal justice system to domestic violence?

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 125-139

  Cho, Hyunkag ^a   Wilke, Dina J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrest; Domestic violence; Incidence rate; National Crime Victimization Survey; Police notification; Violence Against Women Act

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844571893     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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