Empathy and the recognition of abuse

A lack of empathy is commonly seen as one of the central features of sexual aggression but there is little evidence to justify this assumption. Indeed a recent study, Beckett, Beech, Fisher & Fordham (1994), indicated that convicted child molesters showed more emotional empathy, but less cogniti...

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Authors: Thornton, Stephanie 1952- (Author) ; Todd, Brenda (Author) ; Thornton, David (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1996
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 1996, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 147-153
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