Animal cruelty motivations: Assessing demographic and situational influences

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1429-1443

  Hensley, Christopher ^a   Tallichet, Suzanne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal cruelty; Animal cruelty motivations; Violence against animals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; CRIMINOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 27744508597     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260505278714     Document Type: Review

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