Predictors of completion in a batterer treatment program: The effects of referral source supervision

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 847-859

  Barber, Sara J ^a   Wright, Emily M ^b  

^a Domestic Abuse Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Batterer treatment; Domestic violence; Offender therapy; Supervision techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954575685     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854810367771     Document Type: Article

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