Juvenile Crime, Aggression and Delinquency after Sexual Abuse: A Longitudinal Study

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 729-749

  Swanston, Heather Y ^a   Parkinson, Patrick N ^b   O'Toole, Brian I ^c   Plunkett, Angela M ^b   Shrimpton, Sandra ^b   Oates, R Kim ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0242307970     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/43.4.729     Document Type: Article

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