Female-perpetrated spousal homicides: The case of Fiji

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-161

  Adinkrah, Mensah ^a  

^a METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034146490     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(99)00035-5     Document Type: Article

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