Comparison of sex offenders to nonoffenders on selected psychological measures

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 473-491

  Fisher, Dawn ^a   Beech, Anthony ^a   Browne, Kevin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPATHY; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 0032711989     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X99434006     Document Type: Article

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