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The hard and complex work of implementing new multi-agency risk assessment approaches to policing domestic abuse

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The hard and complex work of implementing new multi-agency risk assessment approaches to policing domestic abuse. / Davies, Pamela; Barlow, Charlotte; Fish, Rebecca.
In: Crime Prevention and Community Safety, Vol. 25, No. 2, 30.06.2023, p. 148-165.

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Davies, P, Barlow, C & Fish, R 2023, 'The hard and complex work of implementing new multi-agency risk assessment approaches to policing domestic abuse', Crime Prevention and Community Safety, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 148-165. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41300-023-00175-3

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Davies, P., Barlow, C., & Fish, R. (2023). The hard and complex work of implementing new multi-agency risk assessment approaches to policing domestic abuse. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 25(2), 148-165. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41300-023-00175-3

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Davies P, Barlow C, Fish R. The hard and complex work of implementing new multi-agency risk assessment approaches to policing domestic abuse. Crime Prevention and Community Safety. 2023 Jun 30;25(2):148-165. Epub 2023 Apr 5. doi: 10.1057/s41300-023-00175-3

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Davies, Pamela ; Barlow, Charlotte ; Fish, Rebecca. / The hard and complex work of implementing new multi-agency risk assessment approaches to policing domestic abuse. In: Crime Prevention and Community Safety. 2023 ; Vol. 25, No. 2. pp. 148-165.

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