What happened depends on whom you ask: A comparison of police records and victim reports regarding arrests for woman battering

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-59

  Fleury, Ruth E ^a   Sullivan, Cris M ^a   Bybee, Deborah I ^a   Davidson II, William S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031615149     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(97)00054-8     Document Type: Article

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