Future law enforcement officers and social workers: Perceptions of domestic violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1367-1387

  McMullan, Elizabeth C ^a   Carlan, Philip E ^b   Nored, Lisa S ^b  

^a TROY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence training; Law enforcement; Perceptions of domestic violence; Police education; Social work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIMINAL LAW; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; POLICE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

CRIMINAL LAW; DATA COLLECTION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; POLICE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77954629826     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509346062     Document Type: Article

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