Police response to victims of domestic and non-domestic violence

Journal of Health and Human Services Administration

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 145-172

  Sun, Ivan Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLICE; POLICY; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33846403739     PISSN: 10793739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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