Child sexual offenders' attitudes toward punishment, sexual contact, and blame

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 43-58

  Veach, Theresa A ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Cognitive distortion; Denial; Punishment; Sex crimes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENIAL; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM;

EID: 0032996799     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v07n04_04     Document Type: Article

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