Domestic violence: Court case conviction and recidivism

Violence Against Women

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 255-277

  Ventura, Lois A ^a   Davis, Gabrielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Case conviction; Domestic violence; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SPOUSE ABUSE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 12344273120     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801204271722     Document Type: Review

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