Nonforcible internet-related sex crimes with adolescent victims: Prosecution issues and outcomes

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 260-271

  Walsh, Wendy A ^a   Wolak, Janis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Internet; Prosecution; Sex crimes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 23444431627     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559505276505     Document Type: Review

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