The path of helpseeking: Perceptions of law enforcement among American Indian victims of sexual assault

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 89-104

  Hamby, Sherry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indians; Helpseeking; Reporting to police; Sexual assault; The National Violence Against Women Survey (NVAWS)

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LANGUAGE; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; ETHNIC GROUP; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POLICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

BATTERED WOMEN; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CRIME VICTIMS; CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; POLICE; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149345060     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10852350802022340     Document Type: Review

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