Psychopathy and sexual assault: Static risk factors, emotional precursors, and rapist subtypes

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 848-857

  Brown, Shelley L ^a   Forth, Adelle E ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RAPE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANGER; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PRISONERS; RAPE; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030881896     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.65.5.848     Document Type: Article

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