Moral development and recidivism: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1234-1250

  Van Vugt, Eveline ^a   Gibbs, John ^b   Stams, Geert Jan ^a   Bijleveld, Catrien ^c   Hendriks, Jan ^c,d   Van Der Laan, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d De Waag Ambul Ctr Forensic Psych   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

empathy; guilt; moral development; moral judgment; recidivism; shame

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORALITY; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW;

HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MORALS; PRISONERS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 80052489690     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X11396441     Document Type: Article

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