Risk factors associated with recidivism among extrafamilial child molesters

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 141-149

  Prentky, Robert A ^a   Knight, Raymond A ^b   Lee, Austin F S ^c,d  

^a Joseph J Peters Institute   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COHORT EFFECT; COHORT STUDIES; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031028723     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.65.1.141     Document Type: Article

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