Children' and adolescents’ stereotypes of tattooed people as delinquent

Purpose. Tattoos traditionally have been associated with criminality. This study investigates the possibility that children and adolescents may be more likely to associate tattooed than non-tattooed individuals with delinquent attributes. Method. Children aged 6 to 16 years were presented with a ser...

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Main Author: Durkin, Kevin (Author)
Contributors: Houghton, Stephen
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2000
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 2000, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 153-164
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