The help-seeking of women violent crime victims: Findings from the Canadian violence against women survey

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 5-44

  Kaukinen, Catherine ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Help seeking; Victim offender relationship; Victimization; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243131040     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330210790085     Document Type: Article

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