The role of dehumanization in attitudes toward the social exclusion and rehabilitation of sex offenders

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2349-2367

  Viki, G Tendayi ^a   Fullerton, Iona ^a   Raggett, Hannah ^a   Tait, Fiona ^a   Wiltshire, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84867790319     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00944.x     Document Type: Article

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