Fundamental Justice is the Issue: Extending Full Equality of the Law to Women and Children

Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-86

  Alksnis, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Criminal justice; Justice; Revictimization; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035637450     PISSN: 10530789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009481619104     Document Type: Article

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