The Help-Seeking Decisions of Violent Crime Victims

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The Police Reporting Behavior of Intimate Partner Violence Victims (2009, background): “This research also suggests that contacting the police is often influenced by factors such as race, gender, and the severity of the crime (Goudriaan et al. 2004; Kaukinen 2002a; Kaukinen 2004a; Sigler and Johnson 2002).”
Predicting Adolescent and Adult Antisocial Behavior Among Adjudicated Delinquent Females (2008, background): “…individuals differ in how they respond to the victimization experience; they also differ in help-seeking behaviors and in the access they have to help networks, both formal and informal (Kaukinen, 2002a, 2002b, 2004; Schonert−Reich & Muller, 1996), that might aid them in their adaptation.”
Mental Health Services Seeking in Sexual Assault Victims (2007, background): “In a random sample of Canadians, 4% of violent crime victims sought help from a victim or social service agency (Kaukinen, 2002).”