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ERIC Number: EJ522649
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-1050-9674
Moral Reasoning and Empathy among Sex Offenders: An Exploratory Study.
MacKinnon, David; Njaa, Lloyd
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, v22 n3-4 p21-32 1995
Examines the level of moral development and empathy in adult male sex offenders. Male sex offenders (n=21) and male physical assaulters (n=30) were assessed using the Defining Issues Test and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index. Results indicate significant differences between group means and norm group means on two dimensions of empathy. (JPS)
Descriptors: Criminals, Empathy, Higher Education, Males, Moral Development
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Defining Issues Test; Interpersonal Reactivity Index (Davis); Moral Reasoning; Sex Offenders