Reviewing rape and rape allegations in London: What are the vulnerabilities of the victims who report to the police?

Rape: Challenging Contemporary Thinking

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 207-225

  Stanko, Betsy ^a   Williams, Emma ^a  

^a METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781843927129     Document Type: Chapter

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