Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2007
Abstract
One in four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetimes. Each year, 5.3 million domestic violence assaults occur in the United States alone and domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women. Yet, despite the prevalence of domestic violence, little empirical research on the justice system's response to it exists. This paper seeks to describe a state funded project that was created to assess and compare responses to domestic violence throughout the state of Missouri. The project lasted for three years and was conducted by an interdisciplinary team of University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) professors and students.
Recommended Citation
Mary M. Beck et al.,
Investigating the Justice System Response to Domestic Violence in Missouri, 63 Journal of the Missouri Bar 222
(2007).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/facpubs/912