Mandatory Reporting of Domestic Violence Injuries to the Police
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Mandatory reporting of domestic violence injuries to the police: what do emergency department patients think?
CONTEXT Laws requiring mandatory reporting of domestic violence to police exist in 4 states. Controversy exists about the risks and benefits of such laws. OBJECTIVE To examine attitudes of female emergency department patients toward mandatory reporting of domestic violence injuries to police and how these attitudes may differ by abuse status. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Cross-sectiona...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.286.5.580