Abuse prevalence and victim gender among adult and adolescent child molesters

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-190

  Aylwin, A Scott ^a   Studer, Lea H ^a   Reddon, John R ^a   Clelland, Steven R ^b  

^a ALBERTA HOSPITAL EDMONTON   (Canada)

^b Alberta Mental Health Board   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUNISHMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBERTA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT;

EID: 0037363365     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2527(02)00208-X     Document Type: Article

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