Empathy among college students and criminal justice majors: Identifying predispositional traits and the role of education

Journal of Criminal Justice Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 125-144

  Courtright, Kevin E ^a   Mackey, David A ^b   Packard, Susan H ^a  

^a EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33847223785     PISSN: 10511253     EISSN: 17459117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1051125042000333514     Document Type: Article

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