Steps towards justice for people with learning disabilities as victims of crime: The important role of the police

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 88-92

  Sharp, Hannah ^a  

^a Values Into Action   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime; Police; Victims

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548460682     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1354-4187.2001.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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