Pathways to rape: Preliminary examination of patterns in the offence processes of rapists and their rehabilitation implications

Journal of Sexual Aggression

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-20

  Polaschek, Devon L L ^a   Hudson, Stephen M ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Descriptive models; Offence pathways; Offence process; Offender rehabilitation; Rapists; Sexual offending

Indexed keywords

EID: 18544381646     PISSN: 13552600     EISSN: 17426545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552600410001667779     Document Type: Article

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