Sexual assault: The role of prior relationship and victim characteristics in case processing

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 275-302

  Kingsnorth, Rodney F ^a   Macintosh, Randall C ^a   Wentworth, Jennifer ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85024012225     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418829900094141     Document Type: Article

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