Testing models of justice and trust: A study of mediation in child dependency disputes

Social Work Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-29

  Ashford, José B ^a   Faith, Roger L ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child dependency; Conflict management; Mediation; Procedural justice; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642575121     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/28.1.18     Document Type: Article

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