Perceptions of harm: Verbal versus physical abuse in stalking scenarios

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 400-416

  Sheridan, Lorraine ^a   Scott, Adrian J ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender; Harassment; Perceptions; Physical harm; Psychological harm; Stalking

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649277306     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854809359743     Document Type: Article

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