Inmates' cultural beliefs about sexual violence and their relationship to definitions of sexual assault

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 180-199

  Fowler, Shannon K ^a   Blackburn, Ashley G ^b   Marquart, James W ^c   Mullings, Janet L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Definitions; Prison culture; Rape supportive beliefs; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951274693     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509671003666578     Document Type: Article

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