Trying to move the elephant in the living room: Responding to the challenge of false rape reports

Violence Against Women

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1356-1371

  Lonsway, Kimberly A ^a  

^a End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI)   (United States)

Author keywords

police; rape; statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL LAW; DECEPTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RAPE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CRIMINAL LAW; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; PREJUDICE; RAPE; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650273918     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801210387750     Document Type: Article

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