Violence Risk Factors in Stalking and Obsessional Harassment: A Review and Preliminary Meta-Analysis

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-36

  Rosenfeld, Barry ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Harassment; Risk assessment; Stalking; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842281933     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854803259241     Document Type: Review

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