Rape myth beliefs and prejudiced instructions: Effects on decisions of guilt in a case of date rape

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-80

  Gray, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 32544439887     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532505X68250     Document Type: Article

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