The stalking victim's decision to contact the police: A test of Gottfredson and Gottfredson's theory of criminal justice decision making

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 998-1005

  Reyns, Bradford W ^a   Englebrecht, Christine M ^b  

^a SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957021354     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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