Decision making in sexual assault cases: Do black and female judges make a difference?

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 83-105

  Spohn, Cassia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

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EID: 84953066370     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J012v02n01_06     Document Type: Article

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