Use of Police Services by Battered Women

• Published in: Social Work Vol. 32; no. 6; p. 526
• Main Authors: Abel, Eileen Mazur, Suh, Edward K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1987
• Subjects: Battered Women; Family Violence; Females; Police; Police Community Relationship; Resources; Services; Victims of Crime

Describes findings on the use of police services by 300 women residing in a shelter, specifically those relating to victim-abuser characteristics, variables that significantly correlate with the victims' contacting the police, and general patterns of police service use by spousal abuse victims....