Myths and facts about sexual violence: Public perceptions and implications for prevention

Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-311

  Katz Schiavone, Stacey ^a   Levenson, Jill S ^b   Ackerman, Alissa R ^c  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LYNN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community survey; Prevention; Public perception; Sexual abuse; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 60049088758     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10708286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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