Will she be safe? A critical analysis of risk assessment in domestic violence cases

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 323-337

  Hoyle, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime prevention; Domestic violence; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749142953     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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