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Peer reviewedSimon, Leonore M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1996
Investigates whether the victim-offender relationship plays a role in determining the original charge, crime conviction, and sentence length of inmates in prison for violent crimes. Results indicate the victim-offender relationship is related to the legal processing in paradoxical ways. Thus, although nonstranger offenders are charged with and…
Descriptors: Adults, Court Litigation, Crime, Criminal Law
