A psychosocial approach to Arson - A case controlled study of female offenders

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 325-330

  Noblett, Stephen ^a   Nelson, Belinda ^b  

^a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist ^*  (United States)

^b Regional Trauma Audit Co ordinator for Mersey Region   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARSON; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ASSERTIVENESS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DISPLACEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FIRESETTING BEHAVIOR; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0035490544     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002580240104100409     Document Type: Article

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