THE REAL RISKS OF VIOLENCE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
01 January 1991
THE REAL RISKS OF VIOLENCE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
refdoc August=1991
JOURNAL ARTICLE , User Ref = 010506 , Acc Date = 01-Feb-87
S S M Edwards
New Law J, 12 Dec 1986 136(6284) pp1191-1193
Reasons for the gross official underestimates of domestic
violence against women are discussed including under-recording
by the police, the reluctance of many women to report incidents,
and the general unwillingness of government and the public to
realise the extent and seriousness of the problem. The homicide
statistics show that men are least at risk at home while women
are most at risk, and evidence from the Metropolitan Police
illustrates how few serious domestic assaults result in criminal
prosecution. American research indicates the beneficial impact
of effective police intervention on the incidence of domestic
violence, and the British police are beginning to respond to the
need for firmer action. References .
United Kingdom, crime, violent crime, battered wives H
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