@article{ref1,
title="A special police unit: Intimate partner violence and perceived helpfulness of services received",
journal="Journal of police and criminal psychology",
year="2001",
author="Willson, Pam and McFarlane, Judith M. and Malecha, Ann and Lemmey, Dorothy",
volume="16",
number="1",
pages="40-50",
abstract="To evaluate the perceived effectiveness of domestic violence assistance offered by a special unit of an urban police department, 90 women having filed assault, stalking, or harassment charges on an intimate were interviewed. Threats of abuse, physical abuse, and stalking were measured--86% of the women reported experiencing severe abuse and 60% of the women had been stalked. On follow-up interview--41% of the women reported the abuse had stopped, while 7% said the abuse had decreased. Half of the women had used information provided by the unit, with 86% of the women considering police services received as being helpful.<p />",
language="",
issn="0882-0783",
doi="10.1007/BF02802732",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02802732"
}