The relative effects of offense, offender, and victim variables on the decision to prosecute domestic violence cases

Violence Against Woman

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 46-59

  Hirschel, D ^a   Hutchison, I W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034747481     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10778010122182299     Document Type: Article

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