He hits, she hits: Assessing gender differences and similarities in officially reported intimate partner violence

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 328-348

  Melton, Heather C ^a   Belknap, Joanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Gender differences; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038609646     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854803030003004     Document Type: Article

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