The legal consequences of intimate partner violence for men and women

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 639-646

  Felson, Richard B ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Intimate partner violence; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049168972     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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