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Untangling the concept of coercive control: Theorizing domestic violent crime

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Untangling the concept of coercive control: Theorizing domestic violent crime. / Walby, Sylvia ; Towers, Judith Sarah.
In: Criminology and Criminal Justice, Vol. 18, No. 1, 01.02.2018, p. 7-28.

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Walby, S & Towers, JS 2018, 'Untangling the concept of coercive control: Theorizing domestic violent crime', Criminology and Criminal Justice, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 7-28. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895817743541

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Walby, S., & Towers, J. S. (2018). Untangling the concept of coercive control: Theorizing domestic violent crime. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 18(1), 7-28. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895817743541

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Walby S, Towers JS. Untangling the concept of coercive control: Theorizing domestic violent crime. Criminology and Criminal Justice. 2018 Feb 1;18(1):7-28. Epub 2018 Jan 7. doi: 10.1177/1748895817743541

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Walby, Sylvia ; Towers, Judith Sarah. / Untangling the concept of coercive control : Theorizing domestic violent crime. In: Criminology and Criminal Justice. 2018 ; Vol. 18, No. 1. pp. 7-28.

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