Varieties of violent behavior

Criminology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 313-344

  Widom, Cathy Spatz ^a  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse and neglect; Longitudinal; Post traumatic stress disorder; Violent behavior; Violent offending

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906518601     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1745-9125.12046     Document Type: Article

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