Respect response to Dixon et al. (2012) 'Perpetrator programmes for partner violence: Are they based on ideology or evidence?'

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 216-224

  Debbonaire, Thangam ^a   Todd, Jo ^a  

^a Development House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OFFENDER; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VICTIM;

EID: 84864223818     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: 20448333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8333.2012.02051.x     Document Type: Article

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