A study of clerics who commit sexual offenses: Are they different from other sex offenders

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 535-545

  Langevin, R ^a   Curnoe, S ^a   Bain, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clergy; Endocrine; Neuropsychological; Phallometric; Sexual offender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLERGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CLERGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 0034062492     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(00)00113-7     Document Type: Article

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