Police Response to Domestic Violence

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-21

  Melton, Heather C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008839810     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v29n01_01     Document Type: Article

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