Violence against women in scandinavia: A description and evaluation of two new laws aiming to protect women

Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 220-235

  Lindström, Peter ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crime statistics; Gross violation of a woman's integrity; Imprisonment; Measuring violence against women; Repeat victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844296378     PISSN: 14043858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14043850410010720     Document Type: Article

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