Incest offenders' perceptions of their motives to sexually offend within their past and current life context

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 459-475

  Hartley, Carolyn Copps ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0035324788     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088626001016005005     Document Type: Article

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