Much Intimate Partner Violence Is Unreported

question 17

Multiple Choice

Much intimate partner violence is unreported.How do women and men differ in their reasons for not reporting such violence?

• A)Men are almost twice as likely as women to cite privacy.Women are more than twice as likely as men to cite fear of reprisal.
• B)Women are almost twice as likely as men to cite privacy.Men are more than twice as likely as women to cite fear of reprisal.
• C)Men are almost twice as likely as women to cite police ineffectiveness.Women are more than twice as likely as men to indicate they want to protect the offender.
• D)Women are almost twice as likely as men to cite police ineffectiveness.Men are more than twice as likely as women to indicate they want to protect the offender.

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