Who is better for handling domestic violence? A comparison between Taiwanese female and male Officers

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 453-459

  Sun, Ivan Y ^a   Chu, Doris C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954758716     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.04.014     Document Type: Article

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