Rural and urban differences in the commission of animal cruelty

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 711-726

  Tallichet, Suzanne E ^a   Hensley, Christopher ^a  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal cruelty; Animal species; Inmates; Rural and urban animal cruelty

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CAT; DATA ANALYSIS; DOG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRISON; RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; HUMANS; PRISONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 27744513903     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X04274186     Document Type: Article

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