Blaming the victim and exonerating the perpetrator in cases of rape and robbery: Is there a double standard?

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1785-1797

  Bieneck, Steffen ^a   Krahé, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

criminology; leniency bias; rape; robbery; victim blame

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEFT; VICTIM;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAPE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; THEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955842526     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510372945     Document Type: Article

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