Trauma symptoms of former intimate stalking victims

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 141-161

  Brewster, Mary P ^a  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychological effects of crime; Stalking victims; Trauma symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014696641     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J012v13n02_08     Document Type: Article

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