Guardians Against Spousal Violence? A Case for Considering Motive

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-12

  Outlaw, Maureen ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Guardianship; Routine activity theory; Spousal violence; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922104383     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: 15732851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-014-9650-1     Document Type: Article

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