Abused women's perspectives on the criminal justice system's response to domestic violence

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 202-215

  Barata, Paula C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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EID: 34248529794     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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