Lifers on the outside: Sex offenders and disintegrative shaming

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-28

  Robbers, Monica L P ^a  

^a MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Labeling; Reentry; Reintegration; Sex offenders; Shaming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBABILITY SAMPLE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL CRIME; SHAME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PRISONERS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX OFFENSES; SHAME; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 58149188093     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07312953     Document Type: Article

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