Citation

Durfee A, Messing JT. Violence Against Women 2012; 18(6): 701-710.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801212454256

PMID

22831846

Abstract

One increasingly important resource for victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) is domestic violence civil protection orders (POs). Using a transdisciplinary framework, this article critically examines the use of POs by IPV victims seeking shelter services. Previous contact with police and medical professionals are the strongest predictors of having obtained a PO; education level, income, age, race, and having children in the shelter are also significant predictors of having obtained a PO. These findings are discussed in the context of previous research on help-seeking behaviors and the growing body of transdisciplinary research on violence against women.

Language: en