The co-occurrence of child and intimate partner maltreatment in the family: Characteristics of the violent perpetrators

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 675-689

  Dixon, Louise ^a   Hamilton Giachritsis, Catherine ^a   Browne, Kevin ^a   Ostapuik, Eugene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Co occurrence; Family violence; Intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548561567     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-007-9115-x     Document Type: Article

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