The effect of evidence factors and victim characteristics on prosecutors’ charging decisions in sexual assault cases

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 501-524

  Spears, Jeffrey W ^a   Spohn, Cassia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

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EID: 0242633956     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418829700093451     Document Type: Article

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