The Court for Sexual Offences: Perceptions of the families of the victims of sexual offences

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 418-429

  Walker, Stephen P ^a   Louw, Dap ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; CRIMINOLOGY; FAMILY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL CRIME; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CRIME VICTIMS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDICIAL ROLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 22544445839     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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11. S.P. Walker, and D.A. Louw The Courts for sexual offences: Perceptions of the victims of sexual offences International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 28 2005 418 429 (this issue)