NCJ Number
237137
Journal
Journal of Interpersonal Violence Volume: 23 Issue: 10 Dated: October 2008 Pages: 1465-1482
Date Published
October 2008
Length
18 pages
Annotation
This study examined the effects of various covariates on the possibility of battered women leaving their perpetrator.
Abstract
Battered women's reasons for staying with or leaving their male partners are varied and complex. Using data from the Domestic Violence Experience in Omaha, NE, a discrete-time hazard model was employed to examine a woman's decision based on four factors: financial independence, witness of parental violence, psychological factors, and the police response to the domestic violence call. Findings regarding the first three factors are consistent with previous findings. However, a negative police response did not deter a woman from leaving, which is a different finding from previous studies. (Published Abstract)