Reading the death of Mrs A: A serious case review

Journal of Adult Protection

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 321-330

  Foley, Marian ^a   Cummins, Ian ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood sexual abuse; Criminal justice system; Rape; Serious case reviews; Suicide; Vulnerable witnesses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942524929     PISSN: 14668203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JAP-12-2014-0038     Document Type: Review

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