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THEMED SECTION: INFLUENCING POLICY

Evidence-led or cobbled together? Victim policy and victimological research

Peter Dunn considers the relationship between research and government policy towards victims and witnesses

Pages 28-30 | Published online: 07 Apr 2011

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