Title: Victims in the Shadow of the Law: A Critique of the Model of Legal Protection
Abstract: Previous articleNext article No AccessVictims in the Shadow of the Law: A Critique of the Model of Legal ProtectionKristin BumillerKristin BumillerPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Signs Volume 12, Number 3Spring, 1987 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/494337 Views: 17Total views on this site Citations: 82Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1987 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Nicole Bedera The illusion of choice: Organizational dependency and the neutralization of university sexual assault complaints, Law & Policy 24 (Aug 2022).https://doi.org/10.1111/lapo.12194Masoud Movahed, Elizabeth Hirsh Mobilizing Equal Employment Rights: The Social and Political Determinants of Discrimination Complaints (2009–2018), The Sociological Quarterly 12 (Jul 2022): 1–24.https://doi.org/10.1080/00380253.2022.2099998Rebecca Banwell-Moore, Philippa Tomczak Complaints: Mechanisms for prisoner participation?, European Journal of Criminology 17 (Jun 2022): 147737082210942.https://doi.org/10.1177/14773708221094271Sophie Valk, Eva Aizpurua, Mary Rogan "[Y]ou are better off talking to a f****** wall": The perceptions and experiences of grievance procedures among incarcerated people in Ireland, Law & Society Review 56, no.22 (May 2022): 261–285.https://doi.org/10.1111/lasr.12603Lisa Hilbink, Valentina Salas, Janice K. 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