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‘It was a challenge to look at things from a perpetrator perspective’: The problem of holding domestically abusive men to account in multi-agency partnership work

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‘It was a challenge to look at things from a perpetrator perspective’: The problem of holding domestically abusive men to account in multi-agency partnership work. / Davies, Pamela; Barlow, Charlotte; Fish, Rebecca.
In: Criminology & Criminal Justice, 04.03.2024.

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Davies, P, Barlow, C & Fish, R 2024, '‘It was a challenge to look at things from a perpetrator perspective’: The problem of holding domestically abusive men to account in multi-agency partnership work', Criminology & Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958241231873

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Davies, P., Barlow, C., & Fish, R. (2024). ‘It was a challenge to look at things from a perpetrator perspective’: The problem of holding domestically abusive men to account in multi-agency partnership work. Criminology & Criminal Justice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958241231873

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Davies P, Barlow C, Fish R. ‘It was a challenge to look at things from a perpetrator perspective’: The problem of holding domestically abusive men to account in multi-agency partnership work. Criminology & Criminal Justice. 2024 Mar 4. Epub 2024 Mar 4. doi: 10.1177/17488958241231873

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Davies, Pamela ; Barlow, Charlotte ; Fish, Rebecca. / ‘It was a challenge to look at things from a perpetrator perspective’ : The problem of holding domestically abusive men to account in multi-agency partnership work. In: Criminology & Criminal Justice. 2024.

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