THE EFFECTS OF SEX OFFENDER STEREOTYPES ON POTENTIAL JUROR BELIEFS ABOUT CONVICTION, VICTIM BLAME AND PERCEPTIONS OF OFFENDER MENTAL STABILITY

The current study sought to investigate the widely held myth that sex offenders are socially isolated with few or no friends and no romantic partners. Vignettes describing a sex offense were presented to the participants in which the level of social support reported was varied (no friends vs. friend...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied psychology in criminal justice 2015-10, Vol.11 (3), p.207
Hauptverfasser:	Borhart, Hannah M, Plumm, Karyn M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Gender stereotypes Guilt Sex offenders Social support
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