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Intimate Partner Homicide in California, 1987-2000

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Principal Investigator(s): Wells, William; DeLeon-Granados, William

Summary: Since 1976, the United States has witnessed a steady and precipitous decline in intimate partner homicides. This study builds on the work of Dugan et al. (1999, 2000) and Browne and Williams (1989) by examining, in greater detail, the relationship between intimate partner homicide and gender, race, criminal justice system response, and domestic violence services. Specifically, the study examines the net effect of criminal justice system response and federally-funded domestic violence shelters on... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03501.v1

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