The Childhood Victimization of Sex Offenders: An Underestimated Issue

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 192-203

  Graham, Kevin R ^a,b  

^a Westmorland Institution   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0001106492     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X9604000303     Document Type: Article

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