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Divorce Mediation and Domestic Violence in the United States, 1993

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Principal Investigator(s): Pearson, Jessica

Summary: This study gathered data on policies and procedures for identifying domestic violence issues among divorcing couples and examined divorce mediation practices and policies in cases with allegations of spousal violence. Mediators and court administrators provided information on: (1) whether and how they attempted to gauge the level of domestic abuse and the capacity of divorcing parties to mediate, and (2) common adjustments to the mediation process made to enhance safety in divorce cases w... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02561.v1

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