Women’s disengagement from legal proceedings for intimate partner violence: Sociodemographic and psychological variables

The aim of this study is to shed light on what makes women decide whether or not to continue with legal proceedings for intimate partner violence once they have commenced. Legal professionals, members of the police force, and women in Spain were interviewed to help draft a questionnaire that was...

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Main Authors: María Jesús Cala, María Eva Trigo, Francisco J. Saavedra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Española de Psicología Jurídica y Forense 2016-01-01
Series:European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context
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Online Access:http://ejpalc.elsevier.es/es/renuncia-las-mujeres-al-procedimiento/articulo/S1889186115000281/#.Vnk7MfnhAdU