Why Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Withdraw Protection Orders

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 369-375

  Roberts, James C ^a   Wolfer, Loreen ^a   Mele, Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^b MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence; Protection order; Restraining order

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049169867     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-008-9161-z     Document Type: Article

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