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Use and Outcomes of Protection Orders by Battered Immigrant Women

NCJ Number
218255
Date Published
October 2006
Length
261 pages
Annotation
This study examined the decisionmaking factors, accessibility, and effectiveness of civil protection orders for immigrant women abused by their intimate partners in the United States.
Abstract
This study examined the decision-making factors, accessibility, and effectiveness of civil protection orders for immigrant women abused by their intimate partners in the United States.

Date Published: October 1, 2006