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Victims & Offenders
An International Journal of Evidence-based Research, Policy, and Practice
Volume 12, 2017 - Issue 2
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A Mixed Methods Exploratory Examination of Victim Injury and Death: Effect of Weapon Type and Victim Resistance During Sexual Assaults by Strangers

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