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National Survey of the Court's Capacity to Provide Protection Orders to Limited English Proficient (LEP) Battered Women, 2003-2006

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Principal Investigator(s): Uekert, Brenda K.; Peters, Tracy; Romberger, Wanda; Abraham, Margaret; Keilitz, Susan

Summary: The primary goal of the research project was to collect national-level information on the provision of protection orders for non-English speaking applicants. There were six objectives: (1) To determine the extent of Limited English Proficient (LEP) women seeking protection orders on a national scale with documentation of languages represented and geographic distribution; (2) To assess current policies and procedures regarding LEP requests for protection orders; (3) To estimate the courts' c... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR33969.v1

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