Victim Willingness to Report Crime to Police: Does Procedural Justice or Outcome Matter Most?

Victims and Offenders

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 178-204

  Murphy, Kristina ^a   Barkworth, Julie ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

crime reporting; police; procedural justice; victims of crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897381941     PISSN: 15564886     EISSN: 15564991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2013.872744     Document Type: Article

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