Rape rates and military personnel in the United States: An exploratory study

Violence Against Women

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 945-960

  Rosen, Leora N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; American Indians; Rape; U.S. Air Force; U.S. military; Uniform Crime Reports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34547985273     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801207305264     Document Type: Article

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