This scoping review aimed to identify the scope of the current literature on the prevalence,
consequences, and risk factors of domestic violence (DV) against women by their husbands …

This study uses an intersectional approach to examine the “paradox” that disadvantaged
victims often mobilize the police, despite their distrust and lack of confidence in the law. Data …

Background Law enforcement depends on cooperation from the public and crime victims to
protect citizens and maintain public safety; however, many crimes are not reported to police …

We explored how highly educated and middle-class Kenyan female immigrants perceive
their encounters with the police in the United States, including the decision to access the …

Many variables explain the link between intimate partner violence (IPV) and its impact on
women's mental health. This proposition is mostly from samples drawn from battered …

Crime victimization can be a traumatic experience that results in numerous negative
behavioral, health, and emotional problems, including the perpetration of criminal behavior …

Despite public beliefs to the contrary, people with mental health problems are more likely to
be victims of crime than perpetrators. Dominant media representations of the mentally ill …

Persons who have experienced homelessness have higher lifetime risks of violent
victimization relative to the general population. However, the long-term impacts of violent …

This paper describes how victims of violence experience their initial meeting with the Danish
police and the time that follows. Based on observations of police-victim encounters and …

A nontrivial percentage of men and women report being stalked in their lifetime, and many of
these experiences were perpetrated by a current or former intimate partner. This study seeks …