The influence of remorse, intent and attitudes toward sex offenders on judgments of a rapist

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 249-259

  Hogue, Todd E ^a   Peebles, Jason ^b  

^a RAMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Regina Mental Health Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Intent; Rapists; Remorse; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 6244245814     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683169708410821     Document Type: Article

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