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Peer reviewedSyers, MaryAnn; Edleson, Jeffrey L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1992
Reports the findings of victim interviews and archival data concerning incidents of woman abuse. Results for samples monitored over a 6- to 12-month period supported the use of arrest on first police visits to the home and subsequent action by the courts, including ordering perpetrators into treatment. (RJM)
Descriptors: Battered Women, Court Litigation, Criminal Law, Family Violence
