Perceptions of sexual assault: expectancies regarding the emotional response of a rape victim over time

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-94

  Klippenstine, Marc A ^a   Schuller, Regina ^b  

^a EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

expectancies; juror decision making; rape attitudes; sexual assault; victim credibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855946044     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2011.589389     Document Type: Article

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