The Effects of Age, Authority, and Gender on Perceptions of Statutory Rape Offenders

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 27, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 3701-3722

  Sahl, Daniel ^a   Keene, Jennifer Reid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

child abusers; offenders; prevention of child abuse; situational factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; OFFENDER; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; RAPE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869815916     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260512447523     Document Type: Article

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