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2016
Domestic Violence Cases in Rural Pennsylvania Magisterial Courts: Practices, Effectiveness, and Consequences (2016)
September 19, 2016 | Health Care and Human Services
This research examined domestic violence (DV) cases brought before Magisterial Courts in rural Pennsylvania and the manner in which these courts commonly handle DV cases. The research used semi-structured interviews with Magisterial Court judges and secondary court data.
Tags: pennsylvania courts , magisterial courts , intimate partner violence , domestic violence , justice
Introducing the Center's new journal, Rural Policy: The Research Bulletin of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.