Attitudes towards sex offenders regarding competency, liability, voluntariness of offence, and disposal: The influence of being classified as having a learning disability

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 251-263

  Price Jones, Daniel William ^a   Barrowcliff, Alastair ^b  

^a Hollins Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Psychological Therapies ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Criminal Justice System; Diagnosis classification; Learning disability; Offending behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951163056     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160802672613     Document Type: Article

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