Expressed Sexual Assault Legal Context and Victim Culpability Attributions

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1023-1039

  Miller, Audrey K ^a   Markman, Keith D ^b   Amacker, Amanda M ^a   Menaker, Tasha A ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

expressed legal context; sexual assault; victim blame; victim culpability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL CRIME; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859222935     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260511424493     Document Type: Article

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