A survey of police officers' and prosecutors' beliefs about crime victim behaviors

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1132-1149

  Ask, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Crime victims; False reports; Rape; Self presentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LITERATURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR; SWEDEN; TRUST; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGED; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JUDICIAL ROLE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; SWEDEN; TRUST;

EID: 77951574478     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509340535     Document Type: Article

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