Domestic violence calls for police service in five US cities during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020

• Main Authors: Tesleem Babalola (Author), Tianna Couch (Author), Morgan Donahoe (Author), Rachel Kidman (Author), Amy Hammock (Author), Rebecca Monastero (Author), Douglas Hanes (Author), Jaymie Meliker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background When COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were instituted, there were concerns that isolation may lead to increases in domestic violence (DV). Reports of increased rates of DV during the stay-at-home period have been suggestive of this but inconsistent across different locations. We soug...