TY - JOUR PY - 2013// TI - Domestic violence fatality reviews and the African American community JO - Homicide studies A1 - Bent-Goodley, Tricia Berdina SP - 375 EP - 390 VL - 17 IS - 4 N2 - Cultural competence is important to the domestic violence fatality review process. This article reviews current knowledge about cultural competence for Black women abused by men in the United States, with suggested implications for domestic violence fatality review teams (DVFRTs). Help-seeking behaviors, coping strategies, historical context, and cultural values within the African American community are explored. These areas are further examined using a framework inclusive of the structure, goals, processes, outcomes, and barriers of DVFRTs. The implications for how DVFRTs can utilize this information are discussed.

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LA - en SN - 1088-7679 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088767913497949 ID - ref1 ER -