Restorative justice models in cases of intimate partner violence: Reviewingthe evidence

Victims and Offenders

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 369-394

  Cheon, Aileen ^a   Regehr, Cheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence; Restorative justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849092142     PISSN: 15564886     EISSN: 15564991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564880600934138     Document Type: Article

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