TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Predicting type of sexual assault case closure from victim, suspect, and case characteristics
JO  - Journal of criminal justice
A1  - Bouffard, Jeffrey A.
SP  - 527
EP  - 542
VL  - 28
IS  - 6
N2  - Relatively little research has examined the impact of victim, suspect and case characteristics on the probability of various case closures in regard to personal crimes requiring police investigation. The present article examines the effect of individual and case characteristics (i.e. victim-offender relationship, initially available evidence) on the police unfounding decision, and the probability of four other types of case closure (Arrest, Exceptional due to lack of victim cooperation, Exceptional due to lack of<p /> 
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SN  - 0047-2352
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0047-2352(00)00068-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -