Propagandizing pederasty: A thematic analysis of the on-line exculpatory accounts of unrepentant pedophiles

Deviant Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-127

  Durkin, Keith F ^a   Bryant, Clifton D ^b  

^a MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033468743     PISSN: 01639625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/016396299266524     Document Type: Article

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