Detangling individual-, partner-, and community-level correlates of partner violence

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 412-438

  Van Wyk, Judy A ^a   Benson, Michael L ^b   Fox, Greer Litton ^d   DeMaris, Alfred ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Community; Intimate violence; National Survey of Families and Households; Partner violence; Social disorganization; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037787868     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128703049003004     Document Type: Article

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