@article{ref1,
title="Fear and expectations: differences among female victims of domestic violence who come to the attention of the police",
journal="Violence and victims",
year="2002",
author="Apsler, R. and Cummins, Michele R. and Carl, S.",
volume="17",
number="4",
pages="445-453",
abstract="This study investigated a broad range of female victims of domestic partner abuse who came to the attention of the police. Ninety-five consecutive victims were interviewed by officers in a police department's domestic violence unit. Twenty-two percent of the victims matched expectations of women who were both afraid of their abusers and expected future abuse. Surprisingly, 46% of the victims were unafraid of their offenders and believed that future abuse was unlikely. A consistent pattern of findings supports the conclusion that a much broader range of victims than expected comes to the attention of the police. These results suggest exploring alternative police responses for different types of victims.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-6708",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}