Police response to domestic violence: Making decisions about risk and risk management

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 454-473

  Trujillo, Monica Perez ^a   Ross, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence; Policing; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BATTERED WOMAN; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; VICTIM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BATTERED WOMEN; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 40249084383     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507312943     Document Type: Article

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