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Peer reviewedDwyer, Diane C. – Crime and Delinquency, 1995
Examines problem of domestic violence in Great Britain, which has a stronger feminist movement and a much lower level of stranger-to-stranger violence than does the United States. The prevalence rate of domestic violence is quite similar to that of the United States and the British system has been less progressive in its response. (LKS)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Battered Women, Community Control, Community Responsibility
