Denial, response styles, and admittance of offenses among child molesters and rapists

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 475-486

  Nugent, Patricia M ^a   Kroner, Daryl G ^b  

^a Regional Treatment Centre   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030520980     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088626096011004002     Document Type: Article

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30. Patricia M. Nagent is a consultant psychologist employed by the Correctional Service of Canada at the Regional Treatment Centre, which provides sex offender treatment to high-risk federal offenders. Her research interests include sex offender treatment and risk prediction.
31. Daryl G. Kroner is a psychologist employed by the Correctional Service of Canada at Millhaven Institution, a maximum security prison. His research interests include offender assessment, psychopathy, and risk prediction.