Strategies and help-seeking behavior among Mexican women experiencing partner violence
Frías, S.M.
Violence Against Women 19(1): 24-49
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1552-8448 PMID: 23404245 DOI: 10.1177/1077801212475334Document Number: 578357
According to a recent Mexican survey, 10.72% of women have at some point experienced sexual partner violence, and 23.71% physical violence at the hands of their current or last partner. Using this survey and a series of semi-structured interviews with experts, this study used a mixed-methods approach to examine, first, whether women who experienced violence turned to law enforcement agencies for help, and the characteristics of these women. Second, the research examined what type of service and treatment they reported receiving from these agencies. Finally, the research examined reasons women did not request help from police and law enforcement agencies.