Rape victim advocates' perception of the influence of race and ethnicity on victims' responses to rape

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 303-334

  Maier, Shana L ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multicultural sensitivity; Rape; Rape victim advocates; Victims of color

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649536017     PISSN: 15377938     EISSN: 15377946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377930802533530     Document Type: Article

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