Punishment and rehabilitation attitudes toward sex offenders versus nonsexual offenders

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 395-414

  Rogers, Darrin L ^a,c   Ferguson, Christopher J ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

punishment; punitiveness; rehabilitation; sex offenders; sexual offense

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFENDER; PUNISHMENT; REHABILITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM;

EID: 79957498812     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2011.570287     Document Type: Article

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