The association between the offender-victim relationship, severity of offence and attribution of blame in mentally disordered offenders

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-264

  Fox, Simone ^a   Leicht, Sharon ^b  

^a Three Bridges Regional Secure Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blame attribution; Mentally disordered offender; Offence severity; Victim

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444444554     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160410001672419     Document Type: Review

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