Comparing personality characteristics of Juvenile Sex Offenders and non-sex offending delinquent peers: A preliminary investigation

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-12

  Freeman, Kurt A ^a,b,c   Dexter Mazza, Elizabeth T ^a   Hoffman, Kerry C ^a  

^a PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b St Mary's Home for Boys   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Juvenile Sexual Offenders; Personality characteristics; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOPATHY; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 13844270807     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11194-005-1206-8     Document Type: Article

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