Shame and guilt in child sexual offenders

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 657-667

  Proeve, Michael ^a   Howells, Kevin ^b  

^a Sexual Offenders Treatment and Assessment Program (SOTAP)   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SHAME; VICTIM;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; GUILT; HUMANS; SEX OFFENSES; SHAME;

EID: 0036893714     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X02238160     Document Type: Review

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