Victim blame in a hate crime motivated by sexual orientation

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-286

  Plumm, Karyn M ^a   Terrance, Cheryl A ^a   Henderson, Vanessa R ^a   Ellingson, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Extra legal factors; Hate crime; Juror attitudes; Sexual orientation; Victim blame

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIME; FEMALE; HATE; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MOTIVATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HATE; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MOTIVATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951026120     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360903489101     Document Type: Article

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