Domestic violence cases involving children: Effects of an evidence-based prosecution approach

Violence and Victims

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-229

  Gewirtz, Abigail ^a   Weidner, Robert R ^b   Miller, Holly ^c   Zehm, Keri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c Saint Paul Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Domestic violence; Evaluation; Evidence based prosecution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD REARING; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CUSTODY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTHOOD; VICTIM;

EID: 33646366138     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/vivi.21.2.213     Document Type: Article

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