Experiences of immigrant women who self-petition under the violence against women act

Violence Against Women

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 858-880

  Ingram, Maia ^a   McClelland, Deborah Jean ^a   Martin, Jessica ^b   Caballero, Montserrat F ^c   Mayorga, Maria Theresa ^d   Gillespie, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Southern Arizona Legal Aid Inc   (United States)

^c Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault   (United States)

^d Agricultural Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrant; Legal aid; Participatory action research; Partner violence; VAWA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEXICO; MIGRATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEXICO; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955243719     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801210376889     Document Type: Article

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