Risk Factors for Reabuse in Intimate Partner Violence: A Cross-Disciplinary Critical Review

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-175

  Cattaneo, Lauren Bennett ^a   Goodman, Lisa A ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

danger assessment; intimate partner violence; reabuse; repeat assault; risk factors; violence prediction

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 23044449914     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838005275088     Document Type: Article

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