Exploring the difference between male and female intimate partner homicides: Revisiting the concept of situated transactions

Homicide Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 279-292

  Swatt, Marc L ^a   He, Ni ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender and homicide; Intimate partner homicide; Situated transaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748971592     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767906290965     Document Type: Article

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