Consistency and accuracy of batterer typology identification

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 253-258

  Lohr, Jeffrey M ^a,d   Bonge, Dennis ^a   Witte, Tricia H ^a   Hamberger, L Kevin ^b   Langhinrichsen Rohling, Jennifer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^d 216 Memorial Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Batterer; Identification; Typology

Indexed keywords

EID: 29044436144     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-005-5989-7     Document Type: Review

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