Too little, too late: Prosecutors' pre-court preparation of rape survivors

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-54

  Konradi, Amanda ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031508014     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.1997.tb00301.x     Document Type: Article

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