Police officer perceptions of intimate partner violence: An analysis of observational data

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 683-696

  DeJong, Christina ^a   Burgess Proctor, Amanda ^b   Elis, Lori ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community policing; Intimate partner violence; Police perceptions; Qualitative analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HUMAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POLICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; VICTIM;

EID: 57149116561     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.6.683     Document Type: Article

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