Official sources dominate domestic violence reporting

Newspaper Research Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 6-22

  Bullock, Cathy Ferrand ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84856486279     PISSN: 07395329     EISSN: 23764791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073953290802900202     Document Type: Article

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