Public's and police officers' interpretation and handling of domestic violence cases: Divergent realities

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1129-1155

  Stalans, Loretta J ^a   Finn, Mary A ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrest decisions; Domestic violence; Police decision making; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATTERED WOMAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POLICE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; POLICE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSE ABUSE; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33746486822     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260506290420     Document Type: Article

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