The reporting of domestic violence and sexual assault by nonstrangers to the police

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 597-610

  Felson, Richard B ^a   Paré, Paul Philippe ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assault; Crime reporting; Domestic violence; Gender; Police; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745293221     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00156.x     Document Type: Article

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