Comparison of Perpetration Characteristics Between Male Juvenile and Adult Sexual Offenders: Preliminary Results

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 179-188

  Miranda, Alexis O ^a   Corcoran, Colette L ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent sexual offenders; adult sexual offenders; juvenile sexual abuse; sexual abuse characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PARAPHILIAS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 0034221860     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906320001200302     Document Type: Article

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