The forces of conviction: The power and practice of mandatory prosecution upon misdemeanor domestic battery suspects

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-74

  Guzik, Keith ^a  

^a BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33847408500     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: 17474469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2007.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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