A comparison of incest offenders based on victim age

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-232

  Firestone, Philip ^a,b   Dixon, Kristopher L ^b   Nunes, Kevin L ^c   Bradford, John M ^d  

^a School of Psychology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Correctional Service of Canada ^*  (Canada)

^d ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCEST; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22544468813     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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