Perceptions of violent crimes in relation to sex of perpetrator

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 485-488

  Hendree, Paula K ^b   Nicks, Sandra D ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIME; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CRIME; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0034168452     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2000.90.2.485     Document Type: Article

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