Victim Experiences and Perspectives on Police Responses to Verbal Violence in Domestic Settings

Feminist Criminology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 269-294

  Stewart, Catherine Carolyn ^a   Langan, Debra ^a   Hannem, Stacey ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

domestic violence; intimate partner violence; policing; qualitative research; victimology (general)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883383065     PISSN: 15570851     EISSN: 1557086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557085113490782     Document Type: Article

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