Men who murder children inside and outside the family

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 667-688

  Cavanagh, Kate ^a   Dobash, R Emerson ^b   Dobash, R P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child homicide; Child murder; Men who kill children

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844490457     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch202     Document Type: Article

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