Citation

Messing JT, Campbell JC, Brown S, Patchell B, Androff DK, Wilson JS. Violence Vict. 2014; 29(4): 543-563.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Springer Publishing)

DOI

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PMID

25199385

Abstract

This study focuses on the relationship between women's risk of homicide as measured by the Danger Assessment and 13 protective actions. Participants (N = 432) experienced an incident of police involved intimate partner violence (IPV) and subsequently completed a structured telephone interview. Most women in this sample experienced severe violence and were classified as being at high risk for homicide. Participants engaged in an average of 3.81 (SD = 2.73) protective actions. With the exception of the use of formal domestic violence services, women in the high-risk category were significantly more likely than women in the lower risk category to have used each of the protective actions examined. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Language: en