Roadblocks to Reporting: Examining Barriers that Deter Domestic Violence Victim-Survivors from Reporting to Law Enforcement in Rural Communities of Pennsylvania

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Explores the lack of reporting from victim-survivors and the barriers they might face when reporting domestic violence and intimate partner violence to law enforcement. Highlights how barriers might differ among rural and urban Pennsylvanians, and how this might impact their ability to access services or resources from local victim service agencies.

Emily R. Strohacker

11/2024

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Center for Rural Pennsylvania

Abuse and violence · Access · Criminal justice system · Human services · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Stigma · Pennsylvania