Some questions regarding spousal assault risk assessment

Violence Against Women

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 676-697

  Kropp, P Randall ^a,b,c  

^a Forensic Psychiat Serv Commn BC   (Canada)

^b Brit Columbia Inst Against Fam V   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Risk assessment; Spousal assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542583236     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801204265019     Document Type: Review

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