Policing domestic violence: Does officer gender matter?

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 581-595

  Sun, Ivan Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 36348961848     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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