Effects of remorse and shame and criminal justice experience on judgements about a sex offender

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-161

  Proeve, Michael J ^a   Howells, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Judgements; Justice experience; Remorse; Sex offender; Shame

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745736292     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160512331316271     Document Type: Article

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