Police in America - WSU Vancouver Directory
Police in America - WSU Vancouver Directory
Police in America - WSU Vancouver Directory
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The Prevalence of Domestic<br />
Violence<br />
• Domestic Violence: A disturbance between two<br />
or more people engaged <strong>in</strong> an <strong>in</strong>timate<br />
relationship that has escalated to a degree<br />
<strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g actual or threatened violence<br />
• Intimate partner violence decreased<br />
substantially from 1993 to 2007.<br />
• Call<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>Police</strong><br />
– Many domestic violence victims do NOT call the<br />
police<br />
– Non-white, low-<strong>in</strong>come people call more frequently<br />
– Middle-class women turn toward private sectors for<br />
help
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