The significance of compellability in the prosecution of domestic assault

With the declaration of the competence and compellability of a spouse to give evidence against a violent partner it was hoped that a significant barrier to the effective prosecution of domestic' assault had been removed. Examination of the theoretical arguments for and against compulsion sugges...

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Main Author: Cretney, Antonia (Author)
Contributors: Davis, Gwynn
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1997
In: The British journal of criminology
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