Rape and attrition in the legal process: A comparative analysis of five countries

Crime and Justice

Volumn 39, Issue , 2010, Pages 565-650

  Daly, Kathleen ^a   Bouhours, Brigitte ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 79251626692     PISSN: 01923234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1086/653101     Document Type: Article

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