Domestic Violence: The Role of Interracial/Ethnic Dyads in Criminal Court Processing

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 123-141

  Kingsnorth, R F ^a   MacIntosh, R A N D A L L C ^a   Berdahl, T ^a   Blades, C ^a   Rossi, S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84996159655     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986201017002004     Document Type: Article

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