Rethinking responses to ‘domestic violence’ in Australian indigenous communities

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 121-134

  Larsen, Ann Claire ^a   Petersen, Alan ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Criminal justice system; Domestic violence; Human rights; Indigenous people; Punishment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937343973     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01418030122928     Document Type: Article

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