Domestic violence and the criminal justice system: An overview

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-71

  Erez, Edna ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adjudication; Battered woman syndrome; Domestic violence; Dual arrest; Mandatory or presumed arrest policies; No drop policies; Policing; Prosecution; Protection order; Woman battering

Indexed keywords

BATTERED WOMAN; BATTERING; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINOLOGY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JUSTICE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POLICE; PREVALENCE; PROTECTION; REVIEW;

EID: 3242701217     PISSN: 10913734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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