And justice for All?: Aboriginal victims of sexual violence

Violence Against Women

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 678-696

  Dylan, Arielle ^a   Regehr, Cheryl ^a   Alaggia, Ramona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal victims; Race; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANADA; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

ADULT; CANADA; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLICE; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 44849110040     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208317291     Document Type: Article

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