Referring Abused Women: Does Police Assistance Decrease Abuse?

Pam Willson, Judith McFarlane, Dorothy Lemmey and Ann Malecha

Clinical Nursing Research, 2001, vol. 10, issue 1, 69-81

Abstract: To evaluate if abused women's use of the police reduced further violence experienced, 90 abused women were interviewed at a large urban police department and followed for 6 months. Frequency and severity of violence as well as danger of homicide were measured before and at 3 and 6 months after women sought police help. Women seeking police help had significantly reduced threats of abuse (F = 124.62, df = 2,81, p

Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1177/c10n1r7

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