Women as the aggressors in intimate partner homicide in Houston, 1980s to 1990s

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 83-98

  Titterington, Victoria B ^a   Harper, Laura ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Intimate partner homicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745746703     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v41n04_04     Document Type: Article

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