Juvenile sexual offenders compared to juvenile offenders in general in Western Australia

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 214-233

  Allan, Alfred ^a   Allan, Maria M ^a   Marshall, Peter ^b   Kraszlan, Katalin ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Department of Justice   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DELINQUENCY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OFFENDER; PARANOIA; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 0036943861     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/pplt.2002.9.2.214     Document Type: Article

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