The relationship between moral reasoning and aggression, and the implications for practice

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-361

  Palmer, Emma J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Aggression Replacement Training; Interventions; Moral reasoning; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744540386     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160500255190     Document Type: Article

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