Recurrent childhood animal cruelty: Is there a relationship to adult recurrent interpersonal violence?

Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 248-257

  Hensley, Christopher ^a   Tallichet, Suzanne E ^b   Dutkiewicz, Erik L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal cruelty; Inmate sample; Interpersonal violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649133924     PISSN: 07340168     EISSN: 15563839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734016808325062     Document Type: Article

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