Intimate partner homicide: Relationships to alcohol and firearms

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-88

  Roberts, Darryl W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Firearms; Intimate partner homicide; Panel studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349105203     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986208329771     Document Type: Article

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