Gender and case processing decisions: A comparison of case outcomes for male and female defendants charged with violent felonies

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 29-59

  Spohn, Cassia C ^a   Spears, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

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EID: 84937264297     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J012v08n03_02     Document Type: Article

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