Attitudes toward rape: A comparative analysis of police, rapists, crisis counselors, and citizens

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1978, Pages 156-179

  Feild, Hubert S ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

background characteristics, attitudes toward rape, rapists vs police vs female rape crisis counselors vs citizens; demographic

Indexed keywords

EID: 85047686406     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.36.2.156     Document Type: Article

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