Do court- and self-referred domestic violence offenders share the same characteristics? A preliminary comparison of motivation to change, locus of control and anger

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 279-294

  Bowen, Erica ^a,b   Gilchrist, Elizabeth ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; LEVENSON LOCUS OF CONTROL AND NOVASCO ANGER SCALE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; RACE; RATING SCALE;

EID: 4444225853     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/1355325041719383     Document Type: Article

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