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  • Associate Professor, Brenda Strafford Chair in the Prevention of Domestic Violence Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary
If we want to prevent domestic violence, we need to work with men, and remove the burden from survivors by focusing our attention and resources on the people and systems that cause harm. (Shutterstock)

Looking to prior encounters with the police can help prevent domestic violence

Lana Wells, University of Calgary

Domestic violence is not a random event. New research indicates most men who perpetrate domestic violence have contact with police well before they are charged with a domestic violence crime.

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