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Child & Family Social Work, 2012
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Journal of Marriage and Family, 2009
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Violence Against Women, 2021
This survey study explores patterns of reproductive coercion (RC) and pregnancy avoidance (PA) am... more This survey study explores patterns of reproductive coercion (RC) and pregnancy avoidance (PA) among women recruited from domestic violence shelters in the southwestern United States ( N = 661). Two logistic regression models assessed the demographic, relationships, and violence characteristics associated with RC and PA. Younger, African American, and Hispanic women were more likely to experience RC. Homicide risk, sexual intimate partner violence (IPV), and religious abuse were associated with RC, and RC and homicide risk were associated with PA. We discuss implications of the associations between RC and PA and their links to religious abuse, sexual IPV, and homicide risk.
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Latinas in the Criminal Justice System
Latinas may be unlikely to utilize formal support networks intended to assist survivors of intima... more Latinas may be unlikely to utilize formal support networks intended to assist survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) for several reasons, including a distrust of police, immigration fears in a political climate that is especially hostile to Latinas, language barriers, and lower socioeconomic conditions. For Latina IPV survivors, informal social networks often prove to be critical components of their help-seeking strategies. This chapter examines the ways in which Latina IPV survivors use informal social networks—“linkpersons”, family/friends (including comadres and hermanas), neighbors, and coworkers—to achieve safety in their intimate relationships. In doing so, this chapter illustrates the negative impacts of isolation, immigration, immigration policy, and the abuser’s own social networks on the accessibility of social networks and help-seeking options for Latina survivors. The chapter concludes by outlining how formal resource providers could incorporate the knowledge share...
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International Review of Victimology
Protection orders (POs) are one legal system resource available to survivors of intimate partner ... more Protection orders (POs) are one legal system resource available to survivors of intimate partner violence. Many survivors choose not to obtain a PO, yet prior research has not examined the perspectives of these survivors. This study examined the open-ended survey responses ( n = 308) regarding the choice not to obtain a PO by survivors residing in emergency shelters in the United States. Content analysis indicated that many survivors made deliberate decisions to not seek safety through this venue. Survivors indicated that a PO may increase their partner’s violence, identified substantial barriers, evaluated a PO as unnecessary, preferred alternative strategies, were dealing with complex partner dynamics, and chose to protect their loved ones by not seeking a PO. Women with marginalized identities, in particular, indicated that there are multiple costs to seeking interventions within the legal system. Structural changes are needed within the legal system to facilitate access to justi...
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Violence Against Women, 2021
This survey study explores patterns of reproductive coercion (RC) and pregnancy avoidance (PA) am... more This survey study explores patterns of reproductive coercion (RC) and pregnancy avoidance (PA) among women recruited from domestic violence shelters in the southwestern United States ( N = 661). Two logistic regression models assessed the demographic, relationships, and violence characteristics associated with RC and PA. Younger, African American, and Hispanic women were more likely to experience RC. Homicide risk, sexual intimate partner violence (IPV), and religious abuse were associated with RC, and RC and homicide risk were associated with PA. We discuss implications of the associations between RC and PA and their links to religious abuse, sexual IPV, and homicide risk.
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Latinas in the Criminal Justice System
Latinas may be unlikely to utilize formal support networks intended to assist survivors of intima... more Latinas may be unlikely to utilize formal support networks intended to assist survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) for several reasons, including a distrust of police, immigration fears in a political climate that is especially hostile to Latinas, language barriers, and lower socioeconomic conditions. For Latina IPV survivors, informal social networks often prove to be critical components of their help-seeking strategies. This chapter examines the ways in which Latina IPV survivors use informal social networks—“linkpersons”, family/friends (including comadres and hermanas), neighbors, and coworkers—to achieve safety in their intimate relationships. In doing so, this chapter illustrates the negative impacts of isolation, immigration, immigration policy, and the abuser’s own social networks on the accessibility of social networks and help-seeking options for Latina survivors. The chapter concludes by outlining how formal resource providers could incorporate the knowledge share...
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International Review of Victimology
Protection orders (POs) are one legal system resource available to survivors of intimate partner ... more Protection orders (POs) are one legal system resource available to survivors of intimate partner violence. Many survivors choose not to obtain a PO, yet prior research has not examined the perspectives of these survivors. This study examined the open-ended survey responses ( n = 308) regarding the choice not to obtain a PO by survivors residing in emergency shelters in the United States. Content analysis indicated that many survivors made deliberate decisions to not seek safety through this venue. Survivors indicated that a PO may increase their partner’s violence, identified substantial barriers, evaluated a PO as unnecessary, preferred alternative strategies, were dealing with complex partner dynamics, and chose to protect their loved ones by not seeking a PO. Women with marginalized identities, in particular, indicated that there are multiple costs to seeking interventions within the legal system. Structural changes are needed within the legal system to facilitate access to justi...
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