A gendered view of violence

Routledge International Handbook of Crime and Gender Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 163-176

  Boots, Denise Paquette ^a   Wareham, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85001683845     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203832516     Document Type: Chapter

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