A comparison of men and women arrested for domestic violence: Who presents the greater threat?

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 69-80

  Henning, Kris ^a   Feder, Lynette ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Female offenders; Gender differences; Mandatory arrest; Marital violence; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543031099     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOFV.0000019838.01126.7c     Document Type: Review

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