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Perceptions of Family Violence and Implications for Treatment

The Blameworthy Victim: Domestic Violence Myths and the Criminalization of Victimhood

Christina Policastro Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Brian K. Payne Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pages 329-347 | Received 11 Jan 2012, Accepted 24 May 2012, Published online: 29 Apr 2013

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