Young female sex offenders: Assessment and treatment issues

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 1-23

  Vick, Jennifer ^a   McRoy, Ruth ^a   Matthews, Bobbie M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Settlement Home for Children   (United States)

Author keywords

Female sexual offenders; Sexual offender assessment; Sexual offender treatment; Sexual offending

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 0036920303     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v11n02_01     Document Type: Article

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