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VICTIM INTIMATE-PARTNER ABUSE [1 record]

Record 1 2025-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of the Family
CONT

Victims of intimate-partner abuse are known to fail to disclose domestic violence unless asked appropriate questions. Yet lawyers without domestic violence training may, inadvertently, fail to ask the right questions.

Key term(s)
  • intimate-partner-abuse victim
  • intimate partner abuse victim
  • victim of intimate partner abuse

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie de la famille

Spanish

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