The impact of law reform on the processing of sexual assault cases *

Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-174

  Gunn, Rita ^a   Linden, Rick ^a  

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EID: 0039054271     PISSN: 00084948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618x.1997.tb00205.x     Document Type: Article

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