Victim cooperation and the prosecution of domestic violence in a specialized court

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 593-622

  Dawson, Myrna ^a   Dinovitzer, Ronit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION   (United States)

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EID: 0010246631     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820100095031     Document Type: Article

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