Perceptions Of Juvenile Offenders Who Were Maltreated As Children

Research shows that when a study has participants act as mock jurors and experimentally manipulates child abuse, participants tend to recommend more lenient sentences for offenders with a history of abuse. Majority of the current research uses serious criminal offenses, such as murder, and many do n...

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Autor Corporativo: NC DOCKS at Appalachian State University (Autor)
Otros Autores: Reis, Samantha Eva
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
En:Año: 2019
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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