Self-esteem and its relationship to sexual offending

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 161-186

  Marshall, W L ^a   Anderson, D ^a   Champagne, F ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0031492279     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683169708410811     Document Type: Article

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