Attitudes towards sex offenders and the influence of offence type: A comparison of staff working in a forensic setting and students

The British Journal of Forensic Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 10-19

  Ferguson, Kerry ^a   Ireland, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes and offence type; Forensic staff; Sex differences; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993073533     PISSN: 14636646     EISSN: 20428340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636646200600009     Document Type: Review

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