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Victim Participation in Intimate Partner Violence Prosecution: Implications for Safety

NCJ Number
235284
Date Published
February 2011
Length
153 pages
Annotation
This study examined to what extent female intimate partner violence (IPV) victim participation in prosecution is associated with their future safety. In essence, are IPV victims who participate in prosecution safer than those who do not?
Abstract
This study examined to what extent female intimate partner violence (IPV) victim participation in prosecution is associated with their future safety. In essence, are IPV victims who participate in prosecution safer than those who do not?

Date Published: February 1, 2011