Making a statement: An exploratory study of barriers facing women with an intellectual disability when making a statement about sexual assault to police

Disability and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 273-291

  Keilty, Jennifer ^a   Connelly, Georgina ^a  

^a Intellectual Disability Rights Service   (Australia)

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EID: 0035610895     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590120035843     Document Type: Article

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