Patterns of arrest in domestic violence encounters: Identifying a police decision-making model

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-79

  Kane, Robert J ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032622586     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(98)00037-3     Document Type: Article

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