Rape reform in Canada: Public knowledge and opinion

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-148

  Roberts, Julian V ^a   Grossman, Michelle G ^b   Gebotys, Robert J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Criminal Justice Consultant   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Public opinion; Rape reform; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030548113     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02336666     Document Type: Article

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