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Episode 130. Domestic Violence During COVID-19 with Tara Richards

Dr. Tara Richards is the David Scott Diamond Alumni Professor of Public Affairs and Community Service and Co-Director of the Victimology and Victim Studies Research Lab in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Her research and teaching focuses on prevention, intervention, and system responses to sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and child abuse and neglect.

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Screenshot During the Podcast Recording – February 18, 2026

Get in touch with Tara:
University of Nebraska Omaha // tararichards AT unomaha.edu

Below is the work authored by Tara that was
discussed in this episode of The Crim Academy:

Richards, T. N., Nix, J., Mourtgos, S. M., & Adams, I. T. (2021). Comparing 911 and emergency hotline calls for domestic violence in seven cities: What happened when people started staying home due to COVID‐19?. Criminology & Public Policy, 20(3), 573-591. [Article Link]

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