Recidivism rates among child molesters and rapists: A methodological analysis

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 635-659

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

^a Justice Resource Institute   (United States)

^b Joseph J Peters Institute   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

^d BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; RAPE; RECURRENCE RISK; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; RAPE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031466806     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024860714738     Document Type: Article

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