Evidencing sexual assault: Women in the witness box

Probation Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-398

  Burman, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CJ legislations; courts; victims; violence; women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996146819     PISSN: 02645505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264550509346506     Document Type: Article

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