Revealing the existence of child abuse in the context of marital breakdown and custody and access disputes

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 849-859

  Brown, Thea ^a   Frederico, Margartia ^b   Hewitt, Lesley ^a   Sheehan, Rosemary ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Family courts; Family violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; COURT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CUSTODY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRIME; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0034017151     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(00)00140-X     Document Type: Article

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