A preliminary study of the contribution of periodic polygraph testing to the treatment and supervision of sex offenders

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 682-695

  Madsen, Lars ^a,b   Parsons, Shaun ^a   Grubin, Don ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community sex offender treatment; High risk behaviours; Polygraph; Probation supervision; Sex offending

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; EXPERIENCE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASTURBATION; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; OFFENDER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 11144316652     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478994042000270256     Document Type: Article

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