Provictim attitudes and empathy in relation to bullying behaviour among prisoners

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-66

  Ireland, Jane L ^a  

^a HMYOI Lancaster Farms   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VICTIM;

EID: 0033059792     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532599167789     Document Type: Article

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