Gender and the victim's experience with the criminal justice system

Social Science Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 202-219

  Felson, Richard B ^a   Pare, Paul Philippe ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Courts; Domestic violence; Gender; Police; Sexual assault; Victim satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149098114     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2007.06.014     Document Type: Article

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