Police civil liability for inappropriate response to domestic assault victims

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-146

  Blackwell, Brenda Sims ^a   Vaughn, Michael S ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037368619     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(02)00220-9     Document Type: Article

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