Fulfilling Their Mission: The Intervention of Voluntary Societies in Cases of Sexual Assault in the Victorian Criminal Process

Victorian female victims of sexual violence often found themselves isolated within the criminal justice system. No state agency existed to initiate prosecutions for rape or indecent assault thus the victim or her family had to commence formal proceedings themselves. Drawing on nineteenth century new...

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Auteur principal: Stevenson, Kim
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Langue:Anglais
Publié: Crime, Histoire & Sociétés 2009
Accès en ligne:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM

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