Domestic violence and crime victim compensation. A research agenda

Violence Against Women

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 374-390

  Danis, Fran S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime victim compensation; Crime victims' rights; Domestic violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144489691     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801202250086     Document Type: Article

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