When advocacy for domestic violence victims backfires: Types and sources of victim disempowerment

Violence Against Women

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1245-1266

  McDermott, M Joan ^a   Garofalo, James ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Empowerment; Victim advocacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 7044249494     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801204268999     Document Type: Review

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