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Citation |
Willson P, McFarlane JM, Malecha A, Lemmey D. J. Police Crim. Psychol. 2001; 16(1): 40-50. |
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(Copyright © 2001, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group) |
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Abstract |
To evaluate the perceived effectiveness of domestic violence assistance offered by a special unit of an urban police department, 90 women having filed assault, stalking, or harassment charges on an intimate were interviewed. Threats of abuse, physical abuse, and stalking were measured--86% of the women reported experiencing severe abuse and 60% of the women had been stalked. On follow-up interview--41% of the women reported the abuse had stopped, while 7% said the abuse had decreased. Half of the women had used information provided by the unit, with 86% of the women considering police services received as being helpful. |