Perceptions of child sexual abuse: Victim and perpetrator characteristics, treatment efficacy, and lay vs. legal opinions of abuse

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 53-74

  Reynolds, Lisa L ^a   Birkimer, John C ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Incest; Law; Psychotherapy; Public education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCEST; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFENDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC OPINION; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; TEXAS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0036033301     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v11n01_03     Document Type: Article

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