Mock Jurors' Perception of Stalking: The Impact of Gender and Expressed Fear

Sex Roles

Volumn 66, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 405-417

  Dunlap, Emily E ^a   Hodell, Emily C ^a   Golding, Jonathan M ^a   Wasarhaley, Nesa E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender issues; Mock juror decision making; Stalking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856740094     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-011-9970-z     Document Type: Article

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