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Domestic violence growing in wake of coronavirus outbreak

  • Written by Shelly M. Wagers, Assistant Professor of Criminology, University of South Florida
Domestic violence growing in wake of coronavirus outbreakIn lockdown, many homes around the country are less safe than usual.Kittisak Jirasittichai/EyeEm/Getty

As people across the country scrambled to buy toilet paper and extra canned food, millions of them had an additional set of stresses: worrying about being forced to stay at home, unable to get away from their abuser.

Consider these possibilities:

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