Police Referrals of Crime Victims to Compensation Sources: An Empirical Analysis of Attitudinal and Structural Impediments

Police Quarterly

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 372-393

  Fritsch, Eric J ^a   Caeti, Tory J ^a   Tobolowsky, Peggy M ^a   Taylor, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

crime victims; police attitude; police referral; victim compensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993790674     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611103257691     Document Type: Article

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