Forensic assessment of sexual interest: A review

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-217

  Kalmus, E ^a   Beech, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pedophile; Sexual arousal; Sexual offending; Sexual preference

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; BLOOD VOLUME; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EROTISM; EVALUATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INGUINAL REGION; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PENIS; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPILLOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION; STANDARDIZATION; STIMULUS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMISTOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 10644258009     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2003.12.002     Document Type: Review

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