The impact of length of domestic violence treatment on the patterns of subsequent intimate partner violence

Journal of Experimental Criminology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 475-497

  Maxwell, Christopher D ^a   Davis, Robert C ^b   Taylor, Bruce G ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Batterer intervention programs; Domestic violence; Randomized clinical trials; Treatment assignment

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149496516     PISSN: 15733750     EISSN: 15728315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11292-010-9106-4     Document Type: Article

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