Beyond apology?: Domestic violence and critical questions for restorative justice

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-187

  Stubbs, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apology; Domestic violence; Emotion; Feminist analysis; Gender relations; Restorative justice; Victims of crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147196303     PISSN: 17488958     EISSN: 17488966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748895807075570     Document Type: Review

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