The typical rape: Factors affecting victims’ decision to report

Public Opinion and Criminal Justice

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 123-144

  Wilson, Margaret ^a   Scholes, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781843926610     Document Type: Chapter

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