Convicted offenders' vocabulary of motive: truth or consequences

This dissertation is composed of two research papers. The first paper analyzes the accounts of a sample (n = 25) of convicted murderers. The results show that offenders employ either justifications (i.e., self-defense or victim precipitated violence) or excuses (i.e., alcohol and drugs, stressful li...

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Main Author: Ray, Melvin C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 1986
In:Year: 1986
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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