Specialized domestic violence Courts: Improvement for women victims?

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 91-106

  Coulter, Martha L ^a,b   Alexander, Abigail ^a   Harrison, Victoria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b The Jennifer and James Harrell Center for the Study of Family Violence   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence courts; Judicial effectiveness; Specialized courts; Victim advocacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847307100     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J012v16n03_05     Document Type: Article

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