Worlds apart? Women, rape and the police reporting process

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 679-706

  Jordan, Jan ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0035597995     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/41.4.679     Document Type: Article

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