'Here there be monsters': The public's perception of paedophiles with particular reference to Belfast and Leicester

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 327-342

  McCartan, Kieran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PEDOPHILIA; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 9144242933     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.44.4.327     Document Type: Article

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