Psychological and demographic predictors of treatment attrition among women assaulters

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 7-25

  Carney, Michelle M ^a   Buttell, Frederick P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attrition; Female batterers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745750810     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v38n04_02     Document Type: Article

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