What hysteria? A systematic study of newspaper coverage of accused child molesters

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 607-623

  Cheit, Ross E ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accused child molesters; Hysteria; Newspaper coverage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DATA BASE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; OFFENDER; PRISON;

EID: 0037784033     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(03)00108-X     Document Type: Article

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