Police officers' judgements of blame in family violence: The impact of gender and alcohol

Sex Roles

Volumn 37, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 921-933

  Stewart, Anna ^a   Maddren, Kelly ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031314622     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02936347     Document Type: Article

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