Reducing domestic violence and other criminal recidivism: Effectiveness of a multilevel batterers intervention program

Violence and Victims

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-152

  Coulter, Martha ^a   VandeWeerd, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Cognitive behavioral; Family violence; Intimate partner violence; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERER INTERVENTION PROGRAM; BATTERING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RECIDIVISM;

EID: 66349119370     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.24.2.139     Document Type: Article

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