Intimate partner violence: The role of suspect gender in prosecutorial decision-making

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 460-495

  Kingsnorth, Rodney F ^a   MacIntosh, Randall C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intimate partner; Prosecutorial decision making; Suspect gender; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547433777     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820701485395     Document Type: Review

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