TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Does type of child risk affect whether mothers seek assistance for intimate partner violence from civil or criminal court?
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Palmer, Jane E.
A1  - Renner, Lynette M.
A1  - Goodman, Lisa A.
A1  - Dutton, Mary Ann
SP  - 474
EP  - 495
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
N2  - We examined whether risks to children of intimate partner violence survivors affected the type of legal assistance accessed. We hypothesized that the level and type of perceived child risk would be associated with whether women sought a protection order in civil court or filed charges against a current or former intimate partner in criminal court. Using data from a sample of predominantly African American women (N=293), we found that some forms of child risk were positively associated with seeking a civil order of protection but negatively associated with pressing criminal charges. Implications for practice, policy, and future research are presented.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801215604745
ID  - ref1
ER  -