The Effect of Sex and Perpetrator–Victim Relationship on Perceptions of Domestic Homicide

Previous research on how stereotypes affect perceptions of intimate partner violence and domestic homicide has found that violence committed by men is perceived as more severe and judged more harshly than violence committed by women. The present mock jury study investigated how perpetrator sex (male...

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Authors: Karlsson, Linda C. (Author) ; Malén, Tuulia (Author) ; Kaakinen, Johanna K. (Author) ; Antfolk, Jan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 7/8, Pages: 3309-3330
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