Beyond the gatekeepers: Court professionals' self-reported attitudes about and experiences with misdemeanor domestic violence cases

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 349-373

  Hartman, Jennifer L ^a   Belknap, Joanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Court process; Court professionals; Domestic violence; Judge; Prosecutor; Victim satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037595531     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854803030003005     Document Type: Article

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