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Intimate Partner Violence: Law Enforcement

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In order to remedy domestic violence, the services of law enforcement are often called upon. This dynamic can become complicated when intimate partner violence involves an offer of the law.

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  1. Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA

    Mallory Williams

  2. Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA

    Mallory Williams

  3. Howard University National Center of Excellence for Trauma & Violence Prevention, Washington, DC, USA

    Mallory Williams

  4. Department of Psychiatry, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Rahn Kennedy Bailey

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Williams, M., Bailey, R.K. (2021). Intimate Partner Violence: Law Enforcement. In: Bailey, R.K. (eds) Intimate Partner Violence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55864-2_4

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