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Victim needs and conjugal violence: Do victims want decision‐making power?
Author(s) -
Wemmers JoAnne,
Cousineau MaryMarthe
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.117
Subject(s) - domestic violence , power (physics) , economic justice , psychology , criminology , social psychology , medical emergency , suicide prevention , poison control , law , political science , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics
Do victims of domestic violence want to retain decision‐making power, which critics say may be taken away by no‐drop, mandatory‐arrest procedures? Using procedural justice theory as a theoretical framework for the discussion, the authors review the research on the needs and expectations of victims of domestic violence.