Judges' knowledge about sexual offenders, difficulties presiding over sexual offense cases, and opinions on sentencing, treatment, and legislation

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 305-315

  Bumby, Kurt M ^a   Maddox, Marc C ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Judicial decision making; Sentencing; Sexual offending

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPHILIAS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 0033203374     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906329901100406     Document Type: Article

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