The effect of inmates' self-reported childhood and adolescent animal cruelty: Motivations on the number of convictions for adult violent interpersonal crimes

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-184

  Hensley, Christopher ^a   Tallichet, Suzanne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal cruelty; Animal cruelty motivations; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANIMAL CRUELTY; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD; CRIME; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; IMITATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRISON; RAPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL WELFARE; CHILD; CRIME; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRISONERS; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 40149103975     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07303913     Document Type: Article

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