The social and emotional context of childhood and adolescent animal cruelty: Is there a link to adult interpersonal crimes?

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 596-606

  Tallichet, Suzanne E ^a   Hensley, Christopher ^b  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal cruelty; Concealing violence; Interpersonal violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; HUMAN; PSYCHOPATHY; SOCIAL STATUS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CHILD; CRIME; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PRISONERS;

EID: 69949186786     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X08319417     Document Type: Article

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