Domestic violence arrest decision making: The role of suspect availability in the arrest decision

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 390-411

  Hall, Donna L ^a,b  

^a New York State Division   (United States)

^b Criminal Justice Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrest decision making; Domestic violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 23444456636     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854805276403     Document Type: Review

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