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Evaluation of Victim Advocacy Services for Battered Women in Detroit, 1998-1999

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Principal Investigator(s): Weisz, Arlene; Canales-Portalatin, David

Summary: This study evaluated advocacy services offered to battered women in Detroit, Michigan, and examined other aspects of coordinated community responses to domestic violence by focusing on women named as victims in police reports. Advocacy was defined as those services provided to support victims during the legal process or to enhance their safety. For the Preliminary Complaint Reports Data (Part 1), a random sample of preliminary complaint reports (PCRs), completed by police officers after t... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03017.v2

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