Citation

Frias SM. Violence Against Women 2013; 19(1): 24-49.

Affiliation

National Autonomous University of Mexico, Regional Center for Multidisciplinary Rearch, Mexico.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801212475334

PMID

23404245

Abstract

According to a recent Mexican survey, 10.72% of women have at some point experienced sexual partner violence, and 23.71% physical violence at the hands of their current or last partner. Using this survey and a series of semi-structured interviews with experts, this study used a mixed-methods approach to examine, first, whether women who experienced violence turned to law enforcement agencies for help, and the characteristics of these women. Second, the research examined what type of service and treatment they reported receiving from these agencies. Finally, the research examined reasons women did not request help from police and law enforcement agencies.

Language: en