The Role of Perpetrator Motivation in Two Crime Scenarios

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 80-91

  Sizemore, O J ^a  

^a IONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

blame; perpetrator motivation; rape; responsibility; robbery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAPE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT; THEFT; VICTIM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PUBLIC OPINION; RAPE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; THEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870839003     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260512448843     Document Type: Article

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