A Longitudinal Examination of Offending and Specialization Among a Sample of Massachusetts Domestic Violence Offenders

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 643-663

  Richards, Tara N ^a   Jennings, Wesley G ^b   Tomsich, Elizabeth A ^c   Gover, Angela R ^c  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

criminal careers; domestic violence; specialization; trajectories

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871500176     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260512455519     Document Type: Article

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