A fatal interaction: The role of the victim and function of aggression in intrafamilial homicide

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 309-331

  Fritzon, Katarina ^a   Garbutt, Rozalinda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Police Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Classification; Family violence; Homicide; Role of victim; Smallest Space Analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035545159     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160108401800     Document Type: Article

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