Violence against transgender people: A review of United States data

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 170-179

  Stotzer, Rebecca L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender identity; Hate crimes; Physical assault; Sexual assault; Violence

Indexed keywords

ASSAULT; HATE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OFFENDER; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL WORK; TELEPHONE; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 67349150393     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2009.01.006     Document Type: Review

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