The Victim-Informed Prosecution Project: A Quasi-Experimental test of a collaborative model for cases of intimate partner violence

Violence Against Women

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1227-1247

  Cattaneo, Lauren Bennett ^a   Goodman, Lisa A ^b   Epstein, Deborah ^c   Kohn, Laurie S ^c   Zanville, Holly A ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Criminal justice system; Intimate partner violence; Program evaluation; Service coordination; Victim empowerment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATTERED WOMAN; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; COUNSELING; CRIME VICTIMS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349694124     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801209345148     Document Type: Article

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