Crime victims' perceptions of restitution: The importance of payment and understanding

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 697-710

  Ruback, R Barry ^a   Cares, Alison C ^b   Hoskins, Stacy N ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal justice; Procedural justice; Restitution; Willingness to report crimes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; SATISFACTION; VICTIM;

EID: 57149087091     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.6.697     Document Type: Article

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