Law enforcement’s response to sexual assault: A comparative study of nine counties in North Carolina

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-88

  Lord, Vivian B ^a   Rassel, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Law enforcement; Sexual assault investigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023906273     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J012v11n01_04     Document Type: Article

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