A test of the efficacy of courtmandated counseling for domestic violence offenders: The broward experiment

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 343-375

  Feder, Lynette ^a   Dugan, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0346985361     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820200095271     Document Type: Article

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