Gender Differences in Intimate Partner Recidivism:A 5-Year Follow-Up

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-76

  Ménard, Kim S ^a   Anderson, Amy L ^b   Godboldt, Suzanne M ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^c MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

female recidivism; gender differences; intimate partner violence; IPV recidivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849129243     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854808325905     Document Type: Article

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